Legal Opinion

State v. McClellan

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided November 26, 1984No. 22188PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chandler, Justice:

This appeal is from Appellant’s conviction on one count of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree.

We affirm.

Appellant contends the trial judge erred, first in admitting testimony from the prosecutrix, his daughter, and her sisters regarding prior bad acts, and second, in admitting opinion testimony from a lay witness: We disagree.

FACTS

Appellant was indicted on one count of criminal sexual conduct against his youngest daughter, age 15. All three daughters testified concerning the pattern of this and prior attacks. According to them, these attacks commenced about their…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. LyleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  2. State v. SullivanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
  3. State v. KeySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1971
  4. State v. WhitenerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
  5. State v. RiversSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. State v. ParkerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
  2. State v. GainesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2008
  3. State v. WallaceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
  4. State v. TuttonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
  5. State v. RaffaldtSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995

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