Hicks v. State

STATON, Judge.

Perry Hicks appeals his convictions for confinement, a class C felony, 1 and child molesting, a class D felony. 2 He raises three issues for review, which we restate as follows:

I. Whether Hicks was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel.

II. Whether the trial court erroneously instructed the jury.

Whether the trial court failed to consider mitigating factors in determining Hicks' sentence. IIL.

The facts most favorable to the verdict reveal that in the early morning of August 29, 1992, Hicks transported thirteen year old B.L. to his home under the guise of babysitting his…