Carroll v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Larry Carroll was convicted on one count of aggravated sexual battery 1 and two counts of child molestation. 2 He appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel (i) by not moving for a mistrial after the jury heard inadmissible evidence that Carroll had sexually abused another family member and (ii) by not objecting when one of the State’s witnesses provided testimony that allegedly bolstered the victim’s credibility. For the reasons set forth…