State v. Baker

Mark Baker was convicted of four counts of committing a lewd act upon a minor.1 The Court of Appeals affirmed. *586State v. Baker, 390 S.C. 56, 700 S.E.2d 440 (Ct.App.2010). Following the denial of his petition for rehearing, Baker petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari to review the decision. We granted the petition to analyze whether: (1) the trial judge erred in refusing to quash the indictments, which alleged the offenses occurred over a six-year time frame; and (2) qualifying a witness as an expert in forensic interviewing. We reverse Baker’s convictions as we hold the indictments…