Alvarez v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted Edwin Alvarez of rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated assault with intent to rape, and simple battery. On appeal from the denial of his motion for a new trial, Alvarez contends that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of a prior similar transaction and that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

Following a criminal conviction, we construe the evidence adduced at trial in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict. Vadde v. State, 296 Ga. App. 405 (674 SE2d 323) (2009). Construed in this…