Fannin v. State

The appellant was convicted of five counts of capital sexual battery. He now challenges the trial court’s summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief in which he asserted various claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the summary denial of the appellant’s motion and write to discuss one of his claims.

The appellant argues that his counsel was ineffective for failing to object to expert testimony regarding the “pedophile profile.” The trial court determined that counsel’s performance was not deficient because the testimony was properly admitted “for the purpose of…