Gaskin v. the State

McMillian, Judge.

Larry Gaskin, Jr., appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial after a jury convicted him of two counts of child molestation. Because we find that the trial court committed harmful error in admitting evidence of Gaskin’s prior arrests, we reverse.

Viewed in the light most favorable to support the verdict, 1 the evidence at trial showed that in February 2011, the victim, K. C., who was 15 years old, lived with her mother, younger sister, 2 and Gaskin. One night that month, K. C. was lying in the bed with her sister, whom she was babysitting while Gaskin and her…