McMorris v. State

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Charles Frank McMorris, Jr. (McMorris) appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction by a jury of rape and aggravated sodomy, contending that trial counsel was ineffective; two evidentiary rulings by the trial court were incorrect; and the evidence was legally insufficient. For the reasons set out herein, we affirm.

1. We consider first the fourth enumeration of error regarding sufficiency of the evidence.

On appeal the evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, and [McMorris] no longer enjoys…