BUTLER v. STATE

71320.

178 Ga. App. 110 (1986)

342 S.E.2d 338

BUTLER v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied March 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Sanders, for appellant.

William A. Foster III, District Attorney, Penny J. Udolf, Christine C. Daniel, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


BANKE, Chief Judge.

Gary Wayne Butler appeals his convictions of statutory rape, aggravated sodomy, and child molestation.

The alleged victim, who was seven years old at the time of trial, testified that she knew that it was important to tell the truth and that she would be in "big bad trouble" if she did not do so. She also promised that she would tell the truth during the trial. When cross-examined with respect to her competency, however, she testified that...

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