Shelnutt v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Dennis Shelnutt guilty of child molestation. Shelnutt appeals, asserting that there is insufficient evidence to support his conviction and that the trial court made erroneous evidentiary rulings. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

The record shows that, according to the victim, Shelnutt provided his daughter and the victim, a 15-year-old friend of Shelnutt’s daughter, alcoholic beverages during a Friday night sleepover at Shelnutt’s home. After becoming intoxicated, the victim went upstairs to use the bathroom. After using the bathroom, the victim went into a spare…