A Fulton County jury found Anthony Gaines guilty of aggravated child molestation, OCGA § 16-6-4 c. Pursuant to a granted out-of-time appeal, Gaines challenges the order denying his motion for new trial. He raises the general grounds, contends the court erred in limiting cross examination, and argues that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. When a criminal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his or her conviction, “the relevant question is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” Citation omitted; emphasis in original. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307, 318-319 III B 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979. The jury, not this Court, resolves conflicts in the testimony, weighs the evidence, and draws reasonable inferences from basic facts to ultimate facts. Id. “As long as there is some competent evidence, even though contradicted, to support each fact necessary to make out the State’s case, the jury’s verdict will be upheld.” Citation and punctuation omitted. Miller v. State , 273 Ga. 831, 832 546 SE2d 524 2001. Viewed in this light, the record reveals the following.
On or about November 2, 2002, the 13-year-old victim, A. W., spent the night at the apartment home of her 15-year-old neighbor, L. H. The two girls had gotten together earlier in the day so that L. H. could braid A. W.’s hair. In November, Gaines lived in the apartment with his girlfriend, L. H.’s mother. Gaines, who was out of work and at home while the girls were together, told L. H. to ask A. W. if she would let him perform oral sex on her. L. H. conveyed the message several times; A. W. refused. Later than night, as A. W. was returning to her room from the bathroom, Gaines snatched her from the hallway, pulled her into his bedroom, pulled her shorts down, and forcibly performed oral sex on her. Later, L. H. saw A. W. leaving the bedroom, and A. W. appeared visibly shaken. Gaines later told L. H. that he had performed oral sex on A. W. L. H.’s boyfriend, who was also staying in the apartment, also saw Gaines pull A. W. into the bedroom.
