Watson v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty of rape and incest for sexual acts committed against his daughter. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence revealed that on the morning of April 9, 1995, Mary Ann Groomes stepped out of the home she shared with defendant and the victim, his 14-year-old daughter, to speak with a neighbor. She returned presently, only to find the “front screen door was hooked.” Mary Ann Groomes managed to pop the hook from the latch, and when she went inside, she “found [defendant] on the bed with his…