364 S.E.2d 632 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1988
In a three-count indictment, appellant was charged with incest and child molestation of his 9-year-old stepdaughter, and contributing to the delinquency of a 14-year-old girl by engaging in sexual intercourse with her which resulted in her pregnancy. The jury acquitted appellant of incest and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, but found him guilty of child molestation. In his sole enumerated error, appellant contends the trial court should have granted him a new trial due to its failure to grant his motion to sever the delinquency count from the incest and child molestation counts.
“Under the ABA Standards [on Joinder of Offenses], adopted by
All of the charges leveled against appellant involved sexual activity with young girls, reaching the level of a pattern. Therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to sever the offenses for trial. Cooper v. State, 253 Ga. 736 (3) (325 SE2d 137) (1985); Jones v. State, 168 Ga. App. 652 (1) (310 SE2d 17) (1983).
Judgment affirmed.