POPE, Chief Judge.
Defendant, a 17-year-old male, had sexual intercourse with an 11-year-old female and was convicted of statutory rape. Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, he appealed his conviction.
1. Defendant first argues that the trial court erred in instructing the jurors at the beginning of the trial that they should pay close attention because they would not be able to ask during post-trial deliberations what a witness did or did not...
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