Simon v. State

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

Leroy Simon appeals his conviction for child molestation. He argues that the trial court erred in finding that his custodial statement was freely and voluntarily given, admitting e-mail messages that were not properly authenticated, and failing to grant a mistrial when the prosecutor read from an exhibit during closing argument. We find no error and affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, 1 the evidence shows that Simon had dated Ava Whiskey, the older sister of M. C. When M. C. was 13 years old, she considered Simon to be her friend and felt she could…