State v. Chavis
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtPleicones, J.
George Chavis (Appellant) was convicted of multiple crimes involving unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, Appellant’s step-daughter (Victim). The issues before the Court concern the qualification and testimony of two child abuse assessment experts. We affirm.
FACTS
Appellant was convicted of one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor (CSCM) in the first degree, two counts of CSCM in the second degree, one count of lewd act upon a child, and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Appellant was sentenced to twenty-five years on the CSCM first, twenty years on each of the…
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