Mosley v. the State

Rickman, Judge.

Demetrius Mosley was convicted of rape and of two counts of aggravated sodomy. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial, contending that the trial court committed reversible error because it had unduly coercive communications with the jury, and ruled on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim without first allowing him to question his trial counsel or present argument on the claim of error. Mosley further contends that his trial attorney rendered ineffective assistance. For the following reasons, we affirm.

The evidence showed that on November 5, 2010, Mosley…