Legal Opinion
State v. Sprouse
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided November 25, 1996No. 2592PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Judge:
Roger Dale Sprouse appeals his conviction for committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of fourteen. We affirm. 1
FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Sprouse was accused of committing a lewd act upon his eight-year-old daughter (victim) when she visited him at his home in Spartanburg County on June 11, 1994. The victim lived with her mother in Union County. After a jury trial, Sprouse was found guilty of the offense as charged and sentenced to twelve years in prison.
ISSUES(1) Did the trial judge err in excluding evidence of an allegedly false accusation of prior abuse?(2) Did the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Stansbury v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Minnesota v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. EaslerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- State v. McKnightSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- State v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- State v. TyndallCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
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