Trejo v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Raul Trejo was convicted of the statutory rape and child molestation of a 12-year-old girl. In this appeal, Trejo contends that the trial court erred in allowing his confession into evidence, and he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence presented against him. Having considered these purported errors and found they lack merit, we affirm.

On appeal, the evidence must be considered in a light most favorable to the verdict, and Trejo no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence.1 The evidence, when viewed in that manner, established that Trejo was living with the victim’s…