Case Name: The STATE v. ALMANZA.
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 2018-12-13
Citations: 822 S.E.2d 406
Docket Number: A17A1270
Parties: The STATE
v.
ALMANZA.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Eastern Reporter 2d
Volume: 822
Pages: 406–407

Head Matter:
The STATE
v.
ALMANZA.
A17A1270
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
December 13, 2018
Charles Prescott Boring, Michael Scott Carlson, Augusta, John Richard Edwards, Amelia Greeson Pray, D. Victor Reynolds, Marietta, Lindsay Beth Gardner, for Appellant
Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, John B. Merchant III, Marietta, Cindi Lee Yeager, for Appellee

Opinion:
Gobeil, Judge.
In State v. Almanza , 304 Ga. 553, 820 S.E.2d 1 (2018), the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the judgment of this Court in State v. Almanza , 344 Ga. App. 38, 807 S.E.2d 517 (2017). Accordingly, we vacate our earlier opinion and adopt the opinion of the Supreme Court as our own. In accordance with that opinion, we vacate that part of the trial court's order finding inadmissible statements made by the mother of the alleged child molestation victim to the child's physicians, in which the mother identified Almanza as the perpetrator of the alleged molestation. We remand for the trial court to consider whether the statements at issue are admissible under OCGA § 24-8-803 (4), pursuant to the test set forth in United States v. Renville , 779 F.2d 430 (8th Cir. 1985).
Judgment vacated and case remanded with direction.
McFadden, P. J., and Coomer, J., concur.