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Walsh v. State

Citations

  • 512 S.E.2d 408
  • 236 Ga. App. 558
  • 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 1020
  • 1999 Ga. App. LEXIS 259

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  • holding that the issue of whether a particular touch was sexual in nature so as to constitute child molestation is for the jury
  • holding that the issue of whether a particular touch was sexual in nature so as to constitute child molestation is for the jury
  • touching underneath the clothes is not required for a child molestation conviction, and the question of whether the touching was sexual in nature is for the jury’s determination
  • finding probable cause to support issuance of the warrant authorizing seizure of photographs where the officer’s affidavit explained that child molesters often keep a “trophy,” sometimes in the form of a photograph to remind themselves of the victim
  • touching child’s genital area through his or her clothing constitutes child molestation
  • touching child's genital area through his or her clothing constitutes child molestation

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Judges: Pope, Beasley, Ruffin

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