Abdulkadir v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Yasin Abdulkadir was indicted for rape, incest, child molestation, and aggravated child molestation. Following a jury trial, Abdulkadir was convicted of child molestation and aggravated child molestation. He claims on appeal that the trial court erred in (1) denying his motion for a new trial, and (2) misapplying OCGA § 24-2-3 (a), the rape shield statute, to exclude certain proffered testimony of the victim’s mother and in limiting the cross-examination of the victim. Abdulkadir also claims that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. For reasons set…