Cooper v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Michael Cooper appeals his conviction of child molestation1 (two counts), statutory rape,2 and aggravated sexual battery,3 contending (1) that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, (2) that the trial court erred in admitting hearsay and other allegedly improper testimony from two expert witnesses, (3) that the trial court erred by admitting testimony that allegedly bolstered the credibility of the victim (who testified), and (4) that the trial court erred in allowing the State to comment on Cooper’s failure to initially come to…