Bowles v. State

The defendant, Russell Bowles, Jr., was convicted of eight counts of child molesting 1 involving two minor victims occurring over a period of twenty months in 1995 and 1996. We affirm, rejecting the defendant’s claims of insufficient evidence, erroneous exclusion of evidence, improper closing argument, and erroneous admission of sentencing hearing evidence.

Sufficiency of the Evidence

The defendant asserts two claims of insufficient evidence. He first contends that his convictions were based on the inherently unreliable testimony of the two girls who were molested.

In reviewing a claim of…