After a jury trial, Craig Ferrill was convicted on a variety of charges, including child molestation and statutory rape. He appeals on the grounds that the trial court erred in its charge to the jury and in its handling of evidence, and that his trial counsel was ineffective. We find no reversible error and affirm. Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that between March 1995 and December 1997, Ferrill committed a variety of sexual acts with the victim, including placing his penis in her mouth and anus, placing his mouth on her vagina, penetrating her vagina with a dildo, and engaging in sexual intercourse with her. The molestation began when the victim was 11 years old. A search of Ferrill’s house produced a variety of sexual paraphernalia and pornography, a sawed-off shotgun, methamphetamine, and a small amount of marijuana. A jury eventually found Ferrill guilty of three counts of aggravated child molestation, one count each of aggravated sexual battery and statutory rape, and one count of child molestation in connection with the display of pornographic movies in the victim’s presence. The jury also found Ferrill guilty of possession of an illegal firearm, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Ferrill was sentenced to 50 years to serve. His motions for new trial were denied. On appeal, Ferrill argues that the trial court committed reversible error when it misinstructed the jury on the definition of a reasonable doubt and when it admitted the sexual paraphernalia and pornography found in his house into evidence. Ferrill also argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel.
On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict, with the defendant no longer enjoying a presumption of innocence. Williams v. State , 261 Ga. App. 793, 794 1 584 SE2d 64 2003. We neither weigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses, but determine only whether the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.
