Ellicott v. State

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Following his conviction by a jury of five counts of aggravated battery (OCGA § 16-5-24 (a)), four counts of aggravated assault (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2)), rape (OCGA § 16-6-1 (a) (1)), two counts of aggravated sodomy (OCGA § 16-6-2 (a) (2)), and one count of false imprisonment (OCGA § 16-5-41 (a)),1 Michael Ellicott appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial. Ellicott contends that the trial court erred (1) in failing to excuse a biased juror for cause; (2) in preventing him from presenting evidence of his reputation for nonviolence; (3) in failing to create a…