Eason v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

James Eason appeals his conviction by a jury of one count of child molestation and one count of sodomy.

1. Eason contends the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to introduce testimony regarding the victim’s accusations of molestation performed by another individual on a prior occasion. Eason sought to introduce such testimony to impeach the victim’s credibility by show ing that there was a reasonable probability that the prior accusation was false.

“In Smith v. State, 259 Ga. 135 (377 SE2d 158) (1989), the Supreme Court held that the rape-shield law [did] not prohibit…