Jenkins v. State

Phipps, Judge.

James Jenkins appeals his convictions of rape, aggravated child molestation, and child molestation of B. K. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his rape conviction, and he complains of the trial court’s failure or refusal to declare a mistrial based on objectionable comments by the prosecuting attorney during closing argument. Finding the evidence sufficient and no abuse of discretion by the trial court, we affirm.

Jenkins was the boyfriend of B. K.’s mother. B. K.’s testimony authorized the jury to find that when she was nine years old, Jenkins took her into…