Downer v. State

Doyle, Judge.

A Gordon County jury found Johnny Downer, Jr., guilty of three counts of child molestation. Downer appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. He also contends that the trial court erred by admitting similar transaction evidence and that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, Downer no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence, and we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict. We neither weigh the evidence nor determine…