Rouse v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Ashley Lynn Rouse appeals her conviction on two counts of child molestation, contending that she received ineffective assistance of counsel. Specifically, Rouse argues that the trial court erred in denying her ineffective assistance claim based on her trial counsel’s failure (1) to request a specific jury charge addressing alleged improper bolstering testimony, (2) to present any expert testimony, and (3) to elicit available favorable evidence and impeach the victim’s testimony. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal…