Pickard v. State

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

Following a jury trial, Cedric B. Pickard appeals his convictions for kidnapping and two counts of aggravated child molestation, 1 contending that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; (2) the trial court erred by allowing certain testimony that the victim was a virgin prior to the incident, in contravention of the Rape Shield Statute; and (3) his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to inform him that, if convicted, he would be sentenced to life without parole as a recidivist. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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