ALLEN v. the STATE.

McFadden, Presiding Judge.

*731 After a jury trial, Michael Anthony Allen was convicted of misdemeanor theft of services and misdemeanor fourth-degree forgery. Allen appeals the denial of his motion for new trial. He argues that the evidence does not support his convictions, but we find the evidence sufficient; that trial counsel was ineffective, but he has not shown both deficient performance and prejudice; that the trial court erred by allowing witnesses to give hearsay testimony, but the testimony fell within a hearsay exception; that the trial court erred by allowing the state to use a piece…