State v. Cosmo

BENHAM, Justice.

Dennis Cosmo was convicted of, among other things, a violation of section (d) (1) of the former version of the “Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act,” OCGA § 16-12-100.2, prior to the statute’s amendment in 2013. That conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeals in its decision, Cosmo v. State, 320 Ga. App. 397 (739 SE2d 828) (2013). We granted the petition for writ of certiorari filed by the State to consider whether proof of a direct communication with a child is required to prove a violation of the statute. For the reasons set forth…