Martinez-Arias v. State

313 Ga. 276

FINAL COPY S21G0150. MARTINEZ-ARIAS v. THE STATE. WARREN, Justice. Alejandro Martinez-Arias was tried by a Hall County jury and convicted of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and child molestation. In his appeal to the Court of Appeals, Martinez-Arias contended, among other things, that the trial court erred when it allowed the State to present opinion testimony about certain purported aspects of Mexican or Latino culture from a school counselor who had worked with M. J., the child victim. The Court of Appeals affirmed, concluding that the trial court did not…