Bray v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was charged by accusation with misdemeanor abandonment of his illegitimate child. After a bench trial, appellant was found guilty. He appeals pro se from the denial of his motion for new trial.

1. Appellant urges that he was erroneously denied the opportunity to contest paternity by means of a blood test. OCGA § 19-10-1 (f) provides that, in child abandonment cases, “the court before which the matter is brought, upon pretrial motion of the defendant, shall order that the alleged parent, the known natural parent, and the child submit to any blood tests and comparisons…