Sanders v. State

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Harvey Wayne Sanders appeals his child molestation conviction and sentence. He claims three errors stemming from the testimony of a police officer: that the trial court improperly allowed the officer to (1) bolster the child victim’s credibility; (2) state that he did not believe Sanders’ version of the incident; and (3) comment on Sanders’ silence. We find no reversible error and affirm the conviction. However, we agree with Sanders that the trial court erred in sentencing Sanders. As an aggravating factor in sentencing, the State was allowed to present evidence of…