Noles v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and convicted of child molestation. His motion for new trial was denied and he appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered on the guilty verdict.

1. The trial court did not err in ruling the eight-year-old victim competent to testify. Pendergrass v. State, 168 Ga. App. 190 (1) (308 SE2d 585) (1983).

2. The victim was in the custody of the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS). DFCS denied appellant’s counsel the opportunity to interview the victim prior to trial. Appellant’s motion to secure an interview with the child…