The State v. Martinez-Palomino

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Angel Martinez-Palomino was convicted of kidnapping (OCGA § 16-5-40 (a)), aggravated child molestation (OCGA § 16-6-4 (c)), and child molestation (OCGA § 16-6-4 (a) (l)). The State appeals from the trial court’s grant of Martinez-Palomino’s motion for new trial, as amended, on the basis that the court erred in allowing a video recording of the child victim’s forensic interview to be played during jury deliberations. The State contends that there was no error in allowing the jury to view the video because the recording was properly admitted into evidence,…