Shelnutt v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Wayne Shelnutt was found guilty by a Troup County jury of aggravated sodomy (OCGA § 16-6-2 (a)) and fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer (OCGA § 40-6-395). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Appellant contends the evidence showed only that the act of sodomy was consensual and was insufficient to support a conviction for aggravated sodomy. At trial, the victim, appellant’s estranged wife, testified that she and appellant separated in February 1989, she filed for divorce on March 26, and began living with Stacy Hassell in his mobile home in…