McGarity v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
Ronald Leon McGarity appeals his conviction for child molestation. He was found guilty of molesting two different children. McGarity argues that the trial court improperly excluded evidence of one victim’s previous exposure to and preoccupation with sexual activity, and he asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict for the molestation of the other victim.
The record reflects that one victim, an eight-year-old girl, claimed McGarity molested her on numerous occasions when she visited her great-grandmother’s home, where McGarity resided. She testified that…
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