Cooper v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Eric Cooper guilty of rape. Cooper appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court’s order finding he was not denied effective assistance of trial counsel. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

1. “On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and [Cooper] no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence; moreover, an appellate court does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility but only determines whether the evidence is sufficient under the standard of Jackson v.…