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Starr v. State

Citations

  • 604 S.E.2d 297
  • 269 Ga. App. 466
  • 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 3030
  • 2004 Ga. App. LEXIS 1191

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • admission of victim’s videotaped interview did not violate defendant’s rights under Confrontation Clause because victim available for cross-examination
  • OCGA § 17-8-57 violated when trial court gave jury instruction that expressed an opinion, at least impliedly, as to the veracity of the child molestation victim
  • OCGA § 17-8-57 violated when trial court gave jury instruction that expressed an opinion, at least impliedly, as to the veracity of the child molestation victim
  • admission of taped interview of child rape victim did not violate Sixth Amendment, even though child did not testify; child was in courthouse available for cross-examination at time tape shown
  • admission of taped interview of child rape victim did not violate Sixth Amendment, even though child did not testify; child was in courthouse available for cross-examination at time tape shown
  • conviction reversed when the trial court gratuitously included in its charge to the jury language from the Child Hearsay Statute to the effect that the court found the child victim’s statement had “sufficient indicia of reliability”

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Judges: Smith, Johnson, Phipps

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