Garner v. State

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

The appellant in this criminal case was a high school teacher. After reports that he had forced himself on some of his female students, he was charged with two counts of violation of a minor in the second degree and one count of violation of a minor in the first degree. After a jury trial, he was convicted of these offenses and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. This appeal followed.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal, but instead limits his arguments to two evidentiary matters. First, he asserts that the trial judge erred in…