Russell v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment on a court finding of guilty of child molesting, a Class C felony. Appellant was sentenced to prison for a term of three years. The conviction was affirmed on appeal to the Fourth District of the Court of Appeals. The opinion of that court was not published. Appellant's petition to transfer to this Court is granted and the opinion of the Court of Appeals is vacated.

There are two appellate claims. In the first, the trial court's ruling that the child victim was competent to testify as a witness for the prosecution is questioned; and in the…