HYATT v. STATE

70873.

176 Ga. App. 780 (1985)

337 S.E.2d 784

HYATT v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Ralston, for appellant.

Roger G. Queen, District Attorney, for appellee.


BENHAM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of sodomizing his seven-year-old son. On appeal he questions the sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court's conclusion that the young victim was competent to testify.

1. "[T]he standard of intelligence required to qualify a child as a witness is not that he be able to define the meaning of an oath, nor that he understand the process under which the oath is administered, but rather that he know and appreciate the...

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