Smith v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Jerry Lee Smith was charged in a special presentment with aggravated child molestation (Count 1), and three counts of child molestation. The evidence adduced at his jury trial revealed the following: the victim, five years old at the time of the incidents, was observed bothering other kindergarten students. According to Karen Smith, the victim’s teacher, this “meant that [the victim] had been pinning her [the other student] down to the bus seat, kissing her and pulling down her pants. So [Ms. Smith] talked to [the victim] about the situation and she said it…