Perez v. the State

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Victor Perez appeals the denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction of burglary 1 and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer. 2 He contends that (1) evidence of a prior bad act was improperly admitted, (2) the trial court improperly excluded certain photographic evidence offered in his defense, and (3) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict[,] and an appellant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence.”…