Cole v. State

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Following his convictions for one count of sexual battery and three counts of gratification of lust, Joe Earl Cole argues on appeal that the trial court erroneously admitted hearsay and evidence of alleged prior unindicted acts of sexual misconduct with two of his minor granddaughters. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Joe Earl Cole’s grandchildren regularly visited his home in Rankin County. Granddaughters H.M., M.M., K.H., M.H., and E.C. all alleged that their grandfather touched them inappropriately. The Rankin…