Atkins v. State

MELTON, Presiding Justice.

**240In Atkins v. State, 342 Ga. App. 422, 803 S.E.2d 122 (2017), the Court of Appeals affirmed Jerome Atkins's convictions for statutory rape and aggravated child molestation. Thereafter, we granted certiorari and posed the following two questions: (1) whether a victim's prior statements can constitute sufficient corroboration under OCGA § 16-6-3 ; and (2) whether the defendant was properly prohibited under OCGA § 24-4-412 from seeking testimony regarding the sexual activity that was at issue in the trial. For the reasons set forth below, we find that a victim's…