Smith v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

A jury convicted Darron Smith of rape, statutory rape, child molestation, and enticing a child for indecent purposes. On appeal, he contends that his conviction must be reversed because his character was improperly placed into evidence and the trial court erred in charging the jury. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the conviction.

1. Smith claims that the testimony of a ten-year-old witness improperly placed his character into evidence. This child, who was not a victim of the crimes charged, testified that Smith was drunk on the night in question. Smith objected to…