Baughcum v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Bartow County jury found James Michael Baughcum guilty of two counts of aggravated child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (c), and five counts of child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (a). Baughcum appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending the trial court erred in denying his request for a pre-trial hearing on the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel and in denying his motion for a mistrial after the admission of improper character evidence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,1 the evidence shows…