Stroud v. State

Carley, Chief Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury on a two-count indictment. Count one alleged that appellant had committed the offense of statutory rape. Count Two alleged that he had committed the offense of child molestation, in that he “removed the clothing of [the female victim], a child under the age of fourteen years of age, with the intent to arouse and satisfy [his] sexual desires. ...” The jury returned a guilty verdict as to both counts. Appellant appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdicts.

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