Scieszka v. State

Adams, Judge.

John Alexander Scieszka was convicted on seventeen counts arising from attacks on five different women in the Five Points area of Athens, Georgia. He appeals following the trial court’s denial of his amended motion for new trial. We affirm for the reasons set forth below.

1. Scieszka first asserts that the trial court abused its discretion by requiring him to wear a stun belt throughout the trial without any finding of necessity for such a measure. He asserts that wearing the stun belt interfered with his right to participate in his defense.

As an initial matter, we note that there…