RAMIREZ v. the STATE.

Barnes, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Huber Harm Ramirez guilty of multiple counts of child molestation and other related offenses, and the trial court denied his amended motion for new trial. On appeal, Ramirez contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, that he was not present during a critical stage of the trial proceedings, and that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

"Following a criminal conviction, the defendant is no longer presumed innocent, and we view the evidence in the light most *754 favorable to…