State v. Cortes-Serrano

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Alex Cortes-Serrano (“defendant”) appeals from the judgment entered upon his conviction by a jury of two counts of statutory rape. For the reasons stated below, we find no error.

At trial, the State presented evidence which tended to show that on 12 September 2005, defendant was arrested on charges of burglary, kidnapping, and sexual assault in connection with a home invasion that occurred in Brunswick County. Defendant was taken into custody together with his roommate, McCormick Cassiano (“Cassiano”), who was also a suspect in the home invasion. Subsequently, Cassiano…