Washington v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Joseph Washington guilty on one count of child molestation and one count of bail jumping. Following the denial of his amended motion for new trial, Washington appeals, arguing that his trial counsel was ineffective and that the trial court erred in allowing certain testimony. Having reviewed these claims, we find no error and affirm.

1. Washington enumerates as error that his “counsel was ineffective in not objecting to the victim’s testimony about an unindicted act of child molestation.”1 Under the standard of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U. S. 668 (104 SC…