Odom v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

Benjamin William Odom appeals from a Richmond County jury’s verdict finding him guilty of aggravated sodomy and aggravated child molestation for sexual acts he perpetrated against his three-year-old stepson. Before this Court, Odom raises a type of challenge that has seen some “success” in terms of reversal and, thus, is raised repeatedly on appeal of sexual abuse convictions: Odom challenges the opinion testimony of each of the State’s expert witnesses, claiming that — in one form or another — the expert’s testimony invaded the province of the jury and improperly bolstered…