Patterson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Presiding Judge.
Tony Patterson appeals from his statutory rape and child molestation convictions.
1. Patterson argues the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions because the victim’s testimony was uncorroborated by other evidence. As to the child molestation conviction, this argument is without merit because “[t]here is no requirement that the testimony of the victim of child molestation or aggravated child molestation be corroborated.” (Citations and punctuation omitted.) Turner v. State, 223 Ga. App. 448, 449 (1) (b) (477 SE2d 847) (1996). As to the statutory rape…
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