Dunn v. State

Ellington, Chief Judge.

A Fulton County jury found Jeffrey Dunn guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of statutory rape, OCGA § 16-6-3 (a); solicitation of sodomy involving a person under the age of 18, OCGA § 16-6-15 (a), (b); and pandering, OCGA § 16-6-12. Dunn appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing a juror and that it violated his constitutional right to be present during a critical stage of the proceedings. He also claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that his convictions for solicitation…