MELTON v. STATE

66580.

168 Ga. App. 112 (1983)

308 S.E.2d 378

MELTON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey A. Monroe, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, John M. Turner, Jr., Margaret V. Lines, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


CARLEY, Judge.

Appellant was tried before a jury and convicted of child molestation. He appeals from the conviction and sentence entered thereon.

Appellant contends that the state failed to prove venue. "Evidence of venue, though slight, is sufficient in the absence of conflicting evidence. [Cit.] Venue may be proved by circumstantial as well as direct evidence." Loftin v. State, 230 Ga. 92, 93 (2) (195...

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