Muse v. State

Dillard, Judge.

Following a trial by jury, Preston Muse was convicted of criminal attempt to commit aggravated child molestation and criminal attempt to commit child molestation. On appeal from these convictions, Muse asserts that (1) the State failed to prove that he did not abandon the attempts and (2) he is entitled to a new trial in light of newly discovered evidence. For the reasons set forth infra, we affirm Muse’s convictions.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s guilty verdict,1 the record reflects that in June 2010, a member of a north Georgia…