State v. Balfour

ORME, Judge:

¶1 Appellant Ozwald Balfour (Defendant) was convicted of the forcible sodomy of a minor. 1 He seeks a new trial, arguing that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of other bad acts against him, and that the court violated his constitutional due process rights at trial by excluding his witnesses. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The Victim

¶2 In early 2005, a seventeen-year-old girl (Victim) was making her way to a bus stop when Defendant approached her and exclaimed, "You're perfect." After explaining that he represented a talent…