GONZALES v. the STATE.

McFadden, Presiding Judge.

On appeal from his conviction for aggravated sexual battery and child molestation, Miguel Gonzales argues that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to ask the victim's mother her opinion about the victim's truthfulness. We agree and we find that the deficient performance was prejudicial. So we reverse Gonzales's convictions. Because the evidence is legally sufficient to support the convictions, Gonzales may be retried. Accordingly, we address three issues that could occur upon retrial. We reject Gonzales's arguments that the trial court erred by refusing to…