SIMS v. STATE

S90A1666.

260 Ga. 782 (1991)

399 S.E.2d 924

SIMS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Dickinson, for appellant.

John M. Ott, District Attorney, Alan A. Cook, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


CLARKE, Chief Justice.

Albert Sims was convicted of sexually molesting a three-year-old child, and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Jurisdiction in this court is predicated on the defendant's constitutional challenge to OCGA § 24-9-5 (b).

The evidence showed that the victim lived near the defendant. On the day in question the victim was playing with the step-grand-daughter of the defendant. The defendant's wife told the victim to go home because she...

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