Stanford v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Edward Stanford III guilty of two counts of child molestation, one count of aggravated sexual battery, one count of aggravated child molestation, and one count of incest involving Stanford’s stepdaughter and her boyfriend. Stanford appeals, alleging his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel, the trial court erred in permitting the state to introduce evidence showing the victims’ sexual history of being naive and inexperienced, and the trial court erred in charging the jury that witnesses are presumed to speak the truth. We find no error…