Lane v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Vartis Lane guilty of child molestation. Lane moved for a new trial, claiming that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel and that the trial court erroneously charged the jury. The trial court denied the motion following a hearing, and Lane appeals. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

The record establishes that, on July 21,1999, the eleven-year-old victim visited the home where Lane lived with his sister, the sister’s husband, and the couple’s three children. The victim testified that during the visit, Lane pulled her into a bedroom, closed the door,…