Lott v. State

Carley, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of two counts of aggravated child molestation and five counts of child molestation. The victim was, in each instance, appellant’s stepdaughter. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentences entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdicts.

1. Appellant moved to strike the victim’s testimony on the ground that she did not understand the nature of the oath. The trial court’s refusal to do so is enumerated as error.

Existing OCGA § 24-9-5 (b) provides that any child is competent to testify in a criminal case…