Eley v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

After a jury trial, James Austin Eley was found guilty of statutory rape, incest, and two counts of child molestation. On appeal, Eley contests the sufficiency of the evidence and claims that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to object to certain testimony. Eley also asserts that the trial court erred by excluding evidence that the victim had previously made a false allegation of sexual misconduct and by refusing to allow a defense witness to testify about the contents of the victim’s journal. We affirm.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the…