Norris v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and convicted of child molestation. This appeal followed the denial of his motion for new trial. Held:

Defendant challenges the denial of his motion for mistrial, contending the trial court improperly bolstered the nine-year-old victim’s credibility in violation of OCGA § 17-8-57. This assertion is based on the trial court’s response to defense counsel’s objection during the following portion of the State’s redirect examination of the victim:

[DEFENSE COUNSEL]: Judge, one or two leading questions is enough but he’s over doing the…