Jones v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Stanley Jones appeals his conviction on seven counts of sexual battery 1 and on single counts of aggravated sexual battery 2 and child molestation. 3 He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial (which was based on a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel) and in giving a mis-worded jury charge on prior consistent statements. We hold that evidence supported the trial court’s findings underlying its conclusion that Jones failed to carry his burden of showing ineffective assistance of counsel, and that the jury…