Simpkins v. State

Gregory, Chief Justice:

Petitioner was convicted at the age of seventy-four of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. He was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. On direct appeal, his conviction was affirmed pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23. This appeal is from the subsequent denial of post-conviction relief (PCR). We reverse.

Petitioner was charged with committing criminal sexual conduct upon his eight-year-old daughter. The assault allegedly occurred in the family’s home on the day of the child’s mother’s funeral in 1983. At the time of trial in November 1986, the victim was…