Mills v. State

A Bibb County jury found Zach Mills guilty of two counts of aggravated child molestation and one count of child molestation based upon acts Mills perpetrated against his fifteen-year-old step-daughter, S.M., and her fifteen-year-old friend, H.B. He appeals, alleging four errors of law and challenging the sufficiency of the evidence introduced against him. Upon review of these claims of error, we affirm Mills’ conviction.

We note at the outset that Mills has failed completely to comply with Georgia Court of Appeals Rule 27 a, which requires that an appellant provide this Court with “a statement of the method by which each enumeration of error was preserved for consideration.” The honor of practicing in this Court should be accompanied by a sound understanding of our rules. It is not the function of this Court to cull the record on behalf of any party in order to determine which issues have been properly preserved for appeal. In an eight volume transcript, this principle takes on added-heft. However, the seriousness of the criminal charges in this case and our responsibility to address alleged errors brought before us, as well as Mills’ otherwise earnest recitation of the law in relation to the alleged claims of error, persuade us to address the instant enumerations.