State v. Sinclair
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Harwell, Justice:
Paul Sinclair was convicted for committing a lewd act upon a female child under fourteen years of age. We affirm.
The prosecuting witness testified that she went to a neighborhood park with her younger brother to play. While there she was accosted by a freckled, nervous-appearing, middle-aged man attired in a tan shirt, green shorts and socks and black boots. He had a blue bicycle. Several days later the police detained Sinclair. He matched the description, was wearing clothes similar to those described and was riding a blue bicycle.
The police took a photograph of Sinclair and…
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