Sexton v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, James Michael Sexton was convicted of burglary and of various theft-related offenses. He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. We hold that the evidence sufficed to sustain the verdict on all counts and that the decision of his counsel as to which witnesses to call was strategic. Accordingly, we affirm.

1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Short v.…