Lewis v. State

Pope, Judge.

Clifford William Lewis was convicted on three counts of aggravated child molestation and three counts of aggravated sodomy. He appeals.

1. Defendant argues the trial court erred in its charge to the jury on aggravated sodomy because the charge, as well as the appellate decisions upon which the charge was based, does not correctly reflect the legislative intent of the aggravated sodomy statute, OCGA § 16-6-2. Thus, defendant argues, the charge violated his constitutional right of due process.

The trial court instructed the jury that “[s]exual acts directed to a child under the age of…