Taylor v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Joemo Taylor, a juvenile, was tried as an adult and convicted of kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault, and aggravated child molestation, and sentenced to life plus fifteen years to serve. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial as to his convictions for kidnapping and child molestation.

The evidence adduced at trial revealed that on October 20, 1988, appellant, who was thirteen years old, led the victim, a five-year-old boy, into a densely wooded area. There appellant hit the victim on the head with a stick, pulled down the victim’s pants and…