Viers v. State

Doyle, Judge.

Following a jury trial,1 Irvin S. Viers was convicted of aggravated sexual battery2 and cruelty to a child.3 Viers appeals pro se, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support the aggravated sexual battery conviction and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm, for reasons that follow.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. This Court does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determines whether the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s…