Seidenfaden v. State

Mikell, Judge.

William Franklin Seidenfaden was convicted of child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and cruelty to children for sexually abusing his niece’s nine-year-old daughter, S. R. The jury acquitted Seidenfaden of similar charges involving the victim’s 11-year-old brother. Seidenfaden appeals his conviction, asserting that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial on the grounds of prosecutorial misconduct, judicial bias, insufficient evidence, and merger. We affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that S. R.’s mother,…