Kurtz v. State

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, James Kurtz was convicted on one count of child molestation, 1 two counts of sexual assault against a person in custody, 2 one count of aggravated child molestation, 3 one count of statutory rape, 4 and one count of cruelty to children. 5 He appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by (i) failing to request a jury charge on evidence of his good character; (ii) failing to object to the State’s improper comment on his constitutional right to remain silent;…