Ward v. State

186 Ga. App. 503 (1988)

368 S.E.2d 139

WARD

v.

THE STATE.

75864.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 18, 1988.

Gilbert H. Deitch, for appellant.

Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Deborah Benefield, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

DEEN, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Donald Ward, was convicted of molesting his daughter. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in certain evidentiary rulings, and that the evidence did not support the conviction. Held:

1. The trial court found the seven-year-old child victim incompetent to testify. Prior to that finding, however, the trail…