McDonald v. State

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Richmond McDonald was indicted on charges of child molestation and criminal attempt to commit aggravated child molestation. He was convicted on the child molestation charge. McDonald’s motion for new trial, as amended, was denied, and he appeals, raising several enumerations of error. Because we conclude that the trial court admitted pornographic materials unconnected with the crimes with which McDonald was charged in violation of the rule set out in Simpson v. State, 271 Ga. 772 (523 SE2d 320) (1999), we reverse.

The 12-year-old victim in this case alleged that McDonald…