Thomas v. State

Branch, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Larry Eldon Thomas was convicted of two counts of child molestation (OCGA § 16-6-4) and one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes (OCGA § 16-6-5).1 He now appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, asserting that current Georgia law regarding the admission of evidence of prior difficulties2 between a defendant and a victim violates a defendant’s constitutional rights *850to a fair trial and due process. Thomas also claims that, even if Georgia law regarding the admission of prior difficulties is valid, the trial court nevertheless erred in…