Perry v. State

CHEZEM, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-defendant, James Perry (“Perry”), appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition .for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

Issues

Perry presents four issues for our review, which we restate as follows:

I. whether statements in the victim’s testimony denied him a fair trial;

II. whether he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial;

III. whether he is entitled to a new trial because of newly discovered evidence; and

IV. whether the evidence is sufficient to support the judgment.

Facts and Procedural History

On August 17, 1984, Perry was charged by…