GRIER v. STATE

44645.

257 Ga. 539 (1987)

361 S.E.2d 379

GRIER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher W. Griffin III, for appellant.

Thomas C. Lawler III, District Attorney, for appellee.


BELL, Justice.

Anita Darnelle Grier was convicted of cruelty to children and sentenced to twenty years in prison for repeatedly burning her daughter, Amanda Grier, with a cigarette. She appeals and we affirm.1

1. Appellant contends the trial court erred in ruling the child victim competent to testify because Amanda, who was four years old at the time of the trial, did not acknowledge that she would be punished by the court if she...

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