Scott v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Oliver Scott guilty of robbery and kidnapping with bodily injury. The trial court denied Scott’s motion for new trial, and this appeal followed. On appeal, Scott challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. He also contends that the trial court erred in permitting the State to bolster the victim’s testimony and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no error and the evidence sufficient, we affirm.

1. Following his conviction, Scott no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence, and we view the evidence in a light favorable to the verdict. In so…