SMITH, Judge.
Jody Scott Ross was charged with the offense of battery, OCGA § 16-5-23.1, in that he caused visible bodily injury to the victim. He was convicted in a bench trial of simple battery, OCGA § 16-5-23. He contends his conviction cannot stand because he was convicted of a crime that was not charged and was not a lesser included offense of the crime charged.
"`It is an elementary principle of criminal procedure that no person can be convicted...
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