Abdulkadir v. State

SEARS, Presiding Justice.

Certiorari was granted to consider the Court of Appeals’ ruling that the proscriptions set forth in Georgia’s rape shield statute are applicable in prosecutions for child molestation. Because the language of the rape shield statute limits its application to prosecutions for rape, we conclude the Court of Appeals erred in its determination. In this particular case, however, the trial court properly applied the rape shield statute because, in addition to being prosecuted for child molestation, appellant was being prosecuted for rape. Therefore, while we disapprove of…