BLACKWELL v. the STATE.

Reese, Judge.

A jury found Kenneth Blackwell guilty of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and statutory rape. 1 The trial court sentenced Blackwell to life plus 20 years' imprisonment. Blackwell appeals from the denial of his amended motion for new trial, arguing, inter alia, that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to the improper admission of child hearsay evidence. For the reasons set forth, infra, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict, 2 the evidence presented at trial showed the following facts. In 2006, when the…