Terrell v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Eddie Bernard Terrell was convicted on two charges of surveillance which invades the privacy of another, one count of child molestation, and one count of cruelty to children.1 On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence with respect to the child molestation charge, and he contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Because we are constrained to agree with Terrell that the State failed to prove an essential element of the crime of child molestation, we must reverse the judgment as to that count.

*2921. Terrell contends that the State failed to…