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WILLIAMS v. STATE

69148.

173 Ga. App. 523 (1985)

327 S.E.2d 526

WILLIAMS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus F. Price, Jr., for appellant.

Richard A. Malone, District Attorney, for appellee.

BEASLEY, Judge.

The defendant appeals his conviction for child molestation. Held:

1. It is contended that the victim, the defendant's nine-year-old daughter, who was ten and in the third grade at the time of trial, was incompetent to testify.

"The competency of a child as a witness is within the sound discretion of the court and its ruling will not be disturbed unless there is a manifest abuse of discretion." Adams v. State,

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