KNIGHT v. STATE

No. A11A0850.

715 S.E.2d 771 (2011)

311 Ga. App. 367

KNIGHT v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 4, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice Villasseau Joseph , Craig T. Pearson , for appellant.

Tom Durden , District Attorney, Melissa L. Poole , Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


ELLINGTON, Chief Judge.

A Tattnall County jury found William Knight guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4(a). He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, that the prosecutor's argument to the jury was improper, and that the prosecutor "tainted" the court's sentence by attempting to introduce evidence of his prior convictions. For the following reasons...

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