Brown v. State

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Rolando Brown was convicted of two counts of rape (OCGA § 16-6-1 (a) (1)) and one count of child molestation (OCGA § 16-6-4 (a) (1)). Brown appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court erred (1) in not directing a verdict on the two rape counts; (2) in failing to charge the jury that they could consider the offense of statutory rape as a lesser included offense of rape; and (3) in limiting Brown’s closing argument. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

*681“On appeal from a criminal conviction, a defendant no…