Purvis v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Robert Carroll Purvis appeals his conviction for child molestation. He contends the evidence was insufficient, that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial based on what he alleged to be several instances of ineffective assistance of counsel; that his rights were violated because his trial was held in the county jail courtroom; that the State failed to disclose evidence of the victim’s prior accusations of molestation; and that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on expert witnesses and criminal…