King v. State

DOYLE, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Michael Rossini King was convicted of aggravated sodomy.1 He appeals the subsequent denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that (1) the State failed to prove venue; (2) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction; (3) the trial court erred by failing to strike the jury panel; and (4) he received ineffective assistance of counsel.

Construed in favor of the verdict,2 the record shows that on December 31, 2008, four-year-old T. E. told his great-aunt, B. B., that his “butt hurt[ ].” T. E.’s mother, N. E., examined him and saw that…