Belcher v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of child molestation. After filing an enumeration of error appellant’s counsel filed a motion to withdraw as counsel and a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U. S. 738 (87 SC 1396, 18 LE2d 493). This court denied that motion and directed appellant’s counsel to file a brief addressing the issue of whether the failure to swear the victim in this case was reversible error.

1. The victim in this case, an eight-year-old girl, was questioned extensively to determine if she was a competent witness. The court found her competent, but when appellant’s…