Moore v. State

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

A jury convicted Steven Moore of child molestation and other charges arising from his contact with his girlfriend’s 12- and 14-year-old sons. He appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial on the ground that his trial counsel was ineffective. We find no error and affirm.

A jury convicted Moore of eight counts of child molestation, four counts of aggravated child molestation, and two counts of aggravated sodomy. More than six months after his conviction, Moore filed a motion for new trial, which was dismissed as untimely. Moore then filed a motion for an…