Legal Opinion
State v. Cooper
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 16, 1987No. 22678PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chandler, Judge:
Appellant Gary Franklin Cooper (Cooper) was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree with a minor and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. The Circuit Court, pursuant to S. C. Code Ann. § 16-3-1530(G) (1985), permitted the testimony of the three-year-old victim to be videotaped outside the presence of Cooper and the jury.
We affirm.
FACTS
The State made a pre-trial motion to allow the testimony of the victim to be videotaped. The motion was made pur suant to § 16-3-1530(G), part of the so-called “Victim’s and Witness’s Bill of Rights,” Act No. 418, 1984 S. C. Acts…
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