Cooper v. State

Cooper, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of child molestation and appeals the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Appellant contends the trial court erred in allowing Patricia Cooper (“Patricia”), the mother of the victim, to sit behind the victim during the victim’s testimony. Patricia and the victim were appellant’s wife and child, respectively, and the evidence demonstrated that the couple had been having marital problems before the alleged incident occurred. Appellant argues that Patricia manipulated the 11-year-old to accuse him of molestation to prevent him from…