Jones v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant was indicted for the rape and aggravated sodomy of his step-daughter and convicted by a jury of both offenses. He appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, raising six enumerations of error.

The trial commenced on January 30, 1990, and concluded the afternoon of January 31, in time for the jury to deliberate close to two hours before being excused for the day. The jurors resumed deliberation on February 1 at 9:00 a.m. and at 11:38 a.m. were called into the courtroom for questioning as to the status of their deliberations. In response to the trial…