Gaston v. State

McFadden, Judge.

After a jury trial, Melvin Gaston was convicted of child molestation, aggravated child molestation, and aggravated sexual battery against R. C., who was his girlfriend’s minor daughter. The trial court allowed R. C.’s father to give testimony that improperly bolstered her credibility, over the defense’s objection and without a curative instruction or other corrective action. This was reversible error. There is no *646merit, however, in Gaston’s arguments that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions or that certain of his convictions must be merged for sentencing…