Hatley v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Appellant Johnny Martin Hatley was convicted of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, and two counts of sexual battery against a person under sixteen. 1 He appeals, asserting, inter alia, the “Child Hearsay Statute,” OCGA § 24-3-16, is unconstitu*481tional because it violates the Confrontation Clause. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewing the evidence in a light favorable to the verdict, as we are bound to do, we find the following: Hatley approached C. C., the three-year-old victim, her mother and younger sister, late on a cold evening in April 2009. Because…