Peters v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Joseph R. Peters appeals his conviction of two counts of child molestation. On appeal, Peters contends that the trial court erred in several evidentiary rulings, that the verdict is contrary to the evidence, and that his trial counsel was ineffective.

The evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict indicates that while the ten-year-old victim attended a sleep-over party at Cheryl Fincher’s home, Peters molested her. The victim testified that she was sleeping on the living room floor by the couch when Peters twice put her hand on his “private part” and moved it…