Nguyen v. State

Ellington, Judge.

A Chatham County jury found Hung Van Nguyen guilty of rape, OCGA§ 16-6-1. On appeal from the denial ofhis motion for new trial, Nguyen claims that (i) the evidence was insufficient to convict him of rape, (ii) the State failed to prove venue beyond a reasonable doubt, (iii) the trial court erred in failing to give a jury instruction on venue, (iv) the trial court erred by allowing his trial testimony to be replayed to the jury, and (v) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 2 the…