Johnson v. State

ELLINGTON, Presiding Judge.

A Fulton County jury found Elbert Johnson guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (c); and two counts of child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 (a) (1). Johnson appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict,1 the evidence shows the following. In August 2006, when the victim was nine years old, Johnson was dating her mother and living with her family. One night, after…