Jones v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

A Whitfield County jury convicted John Paul Jones of a single count of child molestation under OCGA § 16-6-4.1 He was sentenced *44to fourteen years confinement to serve seven years and the remainder probated. The defendant appeals, contending that the superior court erred in denying his motion for new trial because the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict; that the sentence was excessive as not tailored to fit the offender; and that the court’s charge on voluntariness as to his confession was inadequately adjusted to his claim that he was in custody and,…