Pittman v. State

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• holding that trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting into evidence diagram on which child, at trial, indicated which body parts were involved in act of molestation
• holding that trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting into evidence diagram on which child, at trial, indicated which body parts were involved in act of molestation
• cross-examination properly limited on state’s objection where defendant made no offer of proof or other showing that the testimony to be elicited was material
• “In child molestation cases evidence of other similar or connected sexual offenses against children is admissible to corroborate the testimony of the victim as well as to show the lustful disposition of the defendant”
• “In child molestation cases evidence of other similar or connected sexual offenses against children is admissible to corroborate the testimony of the victim as well as to show the lustful disposition of the defendant.”
• “The trial court has wide discretion in determining relevancy and materiality, and furthermore, where the relevancy or competency is doubtful, the evidence should be admitted, and its weight left to the determination of the jury.”

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Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Ashmid v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-07-02· cited 48×
• Ortiz v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1988-09-07· cited 36×
• Story v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1990-07-12· cited 17×
• Ortiz v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-01-14· cited 8×
• Bramble v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1994-01-24· cited 7×
• Garner v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1987-03-06· cited 5×
• Cavender v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2014-11-20· cited 4×
• Crane v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1991-04-11· cited 2×
• Loftus v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1998-02-13· cited 2×
• Mitchell v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-03-09
• Lakeram Ashmid v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-07-02
• Kevin Ray Cavender v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2014-11-20

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Owens v. State
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1981-11-18· cited 64×
• Gilbert v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-07-16· cited 34×
• Anglin v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1985-03-05· cited 13×
• Marlow v. Lanier
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-01-20· cited 11×