Cortez v. State

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Juan Cortez guilty of aggravated child molestation, child molestation, cruelty to children by causing physical injury and cruelty to children by causing mental injury. Cortez appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict and the trial court erred in denying his motion for mistrial. We find no error and affirm Cortez’s convictions.

1. On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence; moreover,…