Bright v. State

PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Roy Bright was convicted of burglary. He filed a motion for new trial, urging general grounds, which he later amended and particularized. The court denied the amended motion, and Bright filed a notice of appeal. On appeal, Bright contends that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of similar transactions and by admitting hearsay evidence, and that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to the verdict and no longer presume the…