Forbes v. State

Barnes, Chief Judge.

Michael Forbes appeals his convictions for rape, incest, child molestation, aggravated child molestation, and aggravated sodomy, contending that insufficient evidence supports three of the convictions. He also claims that the trial court’s jury charge on consent was unconstitutional, and that the aggravated child molestation and aggravated sodomy convictions merge as a matter of law. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s denial of Forbes’ motion for new trial.

1. We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the verdict, and no longer…