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Welch v. State

Forensic evidence and the victim's unequivocal identification of defendant was sufficient to prove he was the attacker.

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Convicted of burglary1 and kidnapping with bodily injury,2 Willie Welch moved for a new trial on the general grounds and on the ground that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. After two evidentiary hearings, the court denied the motion. Because evidence supports the jury’s verdict and the court’s ruling, we affirm.

1. The enumeration of the general grounds specifically challenges the evidence identifying Welch as the attacker. Construed in favor of the verdict, the trial evidence showed that Welch knocked at the victim’s apartment and requested that she call him a cab. The victim recognized “Willie” as a laborer who had been repairing water damage at her apartment and gave him her phone book to use. When the victim unchained her door to hand Welch her phone, he burst in, grabbed her arm and throat, and demanded money. He then dragged her fighting and screaming outside the apartment to a more secluded area. There he attempted to rape her by pinning her to the ground and undoing her pants. As Welch undid his own pants, the victim tried to twist away, and Welch mashed her face into the ground. Hearing the victim’s screams, a neighbor investigated and scared Welch away.

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