State v. Stewart

PREWITT, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of molesting a minor and sentenced to five years imprisonment. He was charged with forcing a 7 year old girl to perform oral sex on him.

Defendant has three claims of error by the trial court: (1) in permitting three children under the age of ten years to testify “when said children have not been properly qualified to testify”; (2) in failing to excuse for cause a prospective juror; and (3) in failing to conduct a proper hearing as to defendant’s competency and in finding that defendant was competent to stand trial.

We first consider point one. Section…