Legal Opinion

Pittman v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 8, 1986No. 71743PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of two counts of child molestation and seeks reversal of the judgment on four grounds. We find none of the grounds meritorious and affirm.

1. Appellant first claims that the trial court erred in failing to strike the testimony of the 13-year-old victim, arguing that she had not been examined and qualified by the trial court as competent to testify. The record shows that the young witness was sworn in, that the court instructed the prosecuting attorney to conduct the voir dire, and that after several questions, appellant’s counsel said, “I think that the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Gilbert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Anglin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Marlow v. LanierCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ashmid v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. Ortiz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Ortiz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  4. Bramble v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  5. Garner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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