Canty v. State

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial, Martin Canty was convicted of child molestation1 and aggravated sexual battery.2 Following the denial of his motion for new trial, Canty appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court erred by allowing testimony and prosecutorial comment on evidence of child abuse accommodation syndrome, which constituted impermissible opinion evidence; and (2) the trial court erred by allowing bolstering testimony as to the ultimate issue of guilt. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict,3 the record shows…