Guest v. State

Sognier, Chief Judge.

Jerry Charles Guest appeals from his conviction for child molestation, contending in his sole enumeration of error that the trial court erred by permitting the State to introduce evidence bolstering the victim’s credibility. We agree and reverse.

The record reveals that the victim in this case was appellant’s ten-year-old daughter. On direct examination, the State’s first witness, Sergeant Steven Waits of the DeKalb County Police Department, testified that upon talking with the police officer who first interviewed the victim and viewing a videotape of her statement, he…