Dexter v. State

Ruffin, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Demetrius Dexter guilty of child molestation. In two enumerations of error, Dexter challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. In a third enumeration, Dexter contends that the trial court erred in admitting his statement. For reasons that follow, we disagree and affirm.

1. The evidence, construed favorably to the verdict, 2 demonstrates that in July 2005, 15-year-old J. W. was living with her mother, stepfather, sister, and three brothers. Dexter, a family friend in his late twenties, also lived with the family. According to the mother, she became concerned…