Pressley v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Denny Edward Pressley was convicted of kidnapping with bodily injury, child molestation, two counts of aggravated sodomy, and following a jury determination was sentenced as a recidivist. He appeals from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict.

1. Appellant first contends the court erred by entering judgment and sentencing him for both child molestation and aggravated sodomy because the offenses merged as a matter of fact. The evidence adduced at trial established that the victim, a nine-year-old girl, was riding her bike in her Gwinnett County subdivision on the evening of…