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IN THE INTEREST OF K. T. B.

A89A0383.

192 Ga. App. 132 (1989)

384 S.E.2d 231

IN THE INTEREST OF K. T. B., a child.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided July 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Carol A. Cosgrove, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Hodges, Erwin & Hedrick, Gail Singleton, for appellant.

Robert H. Revell, Jr., for appellee.

CARLEY, Chief Judge.

The issue presented for resolution in this appeal is the meaning of "available to testify" as that phrase is employed in OCGA § 24-3-16: "A statement made by a child under the age of 14 years describing any act of sexual contact or physical abuse performed with or on the child by another is admissible in evidence by the testimony of the person or persons to whom made if the child is available to testify in the proceedings and the court...

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