Glisson v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of incest and cruelty to a child, and he appeals.

1. Appellant contends that the offense of incest cannot be committed between a “stepgrandfather” and his “stepgranddaughter,” and therefore it was error to deny his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal as to that offense. We agree.

“The prohibition against intermarriage or carnal knowledge between persons related by consanguinity, unless expressly extended by statute, applies only to those related within the Levitical degrees [Cook v. State, 11 Ga. 53], or if certain relations are specified by the…