SMALLWOOD v. STATE

65037.

165 Ga. App. 473 (1983)

301 S.E.2d 670

SMALLWOOD v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Dennis Mullis, for appellant.

James L. Wiggins, District Attorney, James E. Turk, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


SOGNIER, Judge.

Child molestation. The sole enumeration of error is that the trial court erred by ruling that the victim, a minor four years of age, was competent to testify against appellant.

At the time the offense was committed the victim was three years old, and at the time of trial she had reached the age of four. The trial court examined the victim as to her understanding of the nature of the oath, and determined that the victim knew her age; that she...

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