Copeland v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

Dana Troy Copeland appeals his conviction for child molestation, arguing that the trial court erred by admitting his prior child molestation conviction as a similar transaction and that his trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

“On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, and the appellant no longer enjoys a presumption of innocence.” In this regard, we neither weigh the evidence nor assess witness credibility; rather, we determine whether “any rational trier of fact could have found the elements of the…