Brumbelow v. State

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, the trial court found Christopher Brumbelow guilty of aggravated child molestation and two counts of child molestation. Brumbelow appeals, asserting that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. He also argues that the trial court erred in denying him his right to a jury trial and in admitting hearsay testimony. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed favorably to the verdict, the evidence shows that from mid-August 2001 through the beginning of February 2002, S. R. and her younger sister, L. R., lived with their biological…