KERDPOKA v. State

Adams, Judge.

Yotthachai Kerdpoka was convicted of child molestation, and he appeals. He does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Rather, he challenges rulings of the trial court regarding voir dire, the admission of character evidence, the scope of cross-examination, and prejudicial remarks by a juror; he also contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel.

Construed in favor of the verdict, the evidence shows that Phil and Phoebe Hughes employed a Thai housekeeper named Nitaya Meebamroong for 14 years. Meebamroong’s son — the appellant — came to the United States in 1999…