Legal Opinion

Hayes v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 7, 1980No. 58772PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of child molestation of his daughter. Finding no error, we affirm.

1. Appellant complains on'appeal that the court’s refusal to grant defendant’s motion to interview the minor child (the alleged victim) immediately prior to defendant’s trial, violated defendant’s right of due process in that as a consequence of such denial, he was unable to conduct a thorough cross examination of the witness at trial. We find no merit in this contention of error.

Defense counsel admitted that at a prior time he had interviewed the victim at his office and that he…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Dill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  3. High v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Decker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. Westbrook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. State v. ButcherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Clinebell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  5. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

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