Slade v. State

Adams, Judge.

Grady Levon Slade, Jr. was convicted by a jury of three counts of aggravated sodomy, two counts of aggravated child molestation, and two counts of child molestation arising out of various acts involving R. R. F., his wife’s grandson. After the trial judge merged three of the counts for sentencing purposes, Slade was sentenced to a total of 30 years to serve. Slade now appeals his conviction on a number of evidentiary grounds and on the ground that he received ineffective assistance of counsel.

1. At trial, the State presented similar transaction evidence of earlier incidents of…