Legal Opinion

State v. Sinclair

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided January 15, 1981No. 21375PublishedCited by 20 opinions

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…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Gannett Co. v. DePasqualeSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Hogan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935
  5. United States Ex Rel. Smallwood v. LaValleDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1974

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Austin v. Stokes-Craven Holding Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
  2. State v. BellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
  3. State v. HugginsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  4. State v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2006
  5. State v. HolmesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004

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