Penland v. State

Grice, Presiding Justice.

Jerry Plott Penland appeals from the denial of his original and amended motion for new trial following his conviction and sentences in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County for rape, aggravated sodomy and aggravated battery. He received sentences of two twenty-years confinements and one ten-years confinement. The enumerations of error are predicated upon the grounds of such motion.

1. The evidence amply supports the verdict of guilty and therefore the general grounds of the motion are without merit.

Several law enforcement officers testified that in the early hours of…