Bell v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Willie James Bell appeals his conviction of aggravated child molestation, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and arguing that the trial court erred in overruling several evidentiary objections and in denying his motion for mistrial. We hold that the testimony of the victim, of a separate eyewitness, and of a nurse who conducted a medical examination on the victim sustained the conviction (justifying the trial court’s denial of Bell’s motion for a directed verdict), and that the court did not abuse its discretion in overruling the…