Scales v. State

Ellington, Chief Judge.

A Fulton County jury found Donald Scales guilty of rape, OCGA § 16-6-1 (a) (1); kidnapping, OCGA § 16-5-40 (a); and false imprisonment, OCGA § 16-5-41 (a). Scales appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, contending that his prosecution was barred by the statute of limitation, that his trial counsel was ineffective, and that the trial court committed errors that require a new trial. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the record shows that, at around 5:45 a.m. on July 6, 1993, a man abducted the…