Pierce v. Georgia
Annotate this CaseAppellant Matthew Pierce was tried by jury and found guilty on six counts of aggravated child molestation, two counts of child molestation, two counts of sexual battery, and one count each of sexual exploitation of a child, distribution of Hydromorphone, and distribution of Alprazolam. The crimes involved acts with three teenage boys, B.M., M.T., and D.D. Pierce appealed to the Court of Appeals, which transferred the case to the Georgia Supreme Court because it raised an issue of the constitutionality of a statute, an issue over which the Supreme Court had exclusive jurisdiction. In addition to his constitutional claims, Pierce argued the trial court erred in admitting a videotaped interview of B.M. and photographs of text messages from D.D.’s cell phone. Finding no merit to any of Pierce’s claims, the Supreme Court affirmed his convictions.
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