Case Name: JOHNSON v. THE STATE
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1977-06-15
Citations: 142 Ga. App. 560
Docket Number: 53926
Parties: JOHNSON v. THE STATE.
Judges: McMurray, J., concurs. Smith, J., concurs specially.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 142
Pages: 560–562

Head Matter:
53926.
JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Opinion:
Bell, Chief Judge.
The defendant was convicted of child molestation and appeals. Held:
1. The mother of a six-year-old daughter, and a police officer were allowed to testify as to the particulars of the alleged crime of child molestation as told to them by the victim during separate interviews with her. Both interviews occurred within fifteen to twenty minutes of the offense. This evidence was objected to on grounds that it was hearsay. Considering the time factor when made, these declarations were admissible as they were part of the res gestae. Code § 38-305. Hooks v. State, 215 Ga. 869 (114 SE2d 6).
Submitted May 3, 1977
Decided June 15, 1977.
Robert C. Ray, for appellant.
Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, H. Allen Moye, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.
2. The evidence authorized the conviction.
3. The other enumerations of error are without merit.
Judgment affirmed.
McMurray, J., concurs. Smith, J., concurs specially.