GA 16-6-4 - GA 16-6-4

Expert Testimony Error in admitting social worker's opinion not harmless. - It was error to allow a social service worker to testify as to the social worker's opinion that the child had been molested, and such error could not be said to be harmless, where weight of evidence was not overwhelming and did not include medical or psychological testimony, and where charges were not made until long after the alleged incident and were then raised in the context of an acrimonious divorce action. Putnam v. State, 231 Ga. App. 190 , 498 S.E.2d 340 (1998). Doctor may testify on "ultimate issue". - Even if a doctor who had examined victim and testifies as an expert expresses an opinion on the "ultimate issue," i.e., the molestation of the child, such an opinion is appropriate in child molestation cases...