Russell v. State

Headnote 1 requires no elaboration. “It is left to the sound discretion of the trial court to determine whether or not a child of tender years is a competent witness; and where the court examines a child as to its under standing of the nature of an oath and decides that it is competent to testify, this court will not interfere, where it does not appear that such discretion has been manifestly abused. Code, §§ 38-1607, 38-1610; Moore v. State, 79 Ga. 498 (3), 602 (5 S. E. 51); Beebee v. State, 124 Ga. 775 (53 S. E. 99); Young v. State, 125 Ga. 584 (4), 586 (54 S. E. 82); Frasier v. State, 143…