Ochoa v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Jorge Ochoa was convicted of the sexual molestation of N. P., his seven-year-old niece. His motion for new trial was denied. He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, N. P.’s competence to testify, the effectiveness of his trial attorney, and testimony given by various State’s witnesses. Finding no merit in any of Ochoa’s claims of error, we affirm.

1. Ochoa maintains that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict primarily because N. P. gave conflicting pretrial statements concerning the events in question and recanted her allegations against him at…