Tarver v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Clifford Tarver guilty of rape, aggravated sodomy, false imprisonment, and two counts of aggravated assault. Tarver appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict, the state improperly presented “bad character” evidence, and he was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. These enumerations of error lack merit, and we affirm Tarver’s convictions.

1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of…