Saenz v. State

CATHELL, Judge.

Silvano Amoldo Saenz, appellant, was convicted in a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of child abuse and sexual offense in the second degree. The trial court sentenced appellant to ten years on the child abuse conviction and merged the second degree sexual offense conviction into the child abuse conviction. He presents three main issues on appeal:

I. Did the sentencing judge consider that the defendant maintained his innocence after being convicted of a crime as a factor in determining the length of his sentence when the judge stated “I see and hear no…