Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 5, 2018No. Appellate Case 2016-001933; Opinion 27822PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JUSTICE HEARN :

**634 Petitioner Roy Lee Jones appeals his convictions for first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a minor, second-degree CSC with a minor, and two counts of committing a lewd act on a minor. The issues Jones raises on appeal all concern the admission of testimony from an expert witness qualified in child sexual abuse dynamics. The court of appeals affirmed Jones's convictions. State v. Jones , 417 S.C. 319 , 790 S.E.2d 17 (Ct. App. 2016). Finding no reversible error, we affirm the court of appeals, but we take the opportunity to clarify the proper inquiry for…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Mu'Min v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Rosales-Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. State v. CouncilSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
  4. State v. GreenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
  5. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1998

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3Cited by7 opinions

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