Stewart v. State

RUCKER, Justice.

After a trial by jury, Dale Roger Stewart was found guilty of child molesting as a Class A felony. He also was adjudged a habitual offender. The trial court sentenced him to fifty years for the child molesting conviction enhanced by twenty years for the habitual offender adjudication. In this direct appeal, Stewart contends the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the conviction. We disagree and therefore affirm.

Facts

The facts most favorable to the verdict show that forty-six-year-old Stewart was a family friend of Z.D.'s parents. Beginning in August 1998, Stewart visited…