State v. Jones

Gregory, Justice:

Appellant Joe Nathan Jones, also known as Bobby Jones, was convicted of the rape of a ten year old girl and sentenced to forty years imprisonment. Appellant raises two exceptions by which he seeks to have his conviction reversed. We affirm.

Appellant first contends the trial judge erred by allowing the young prosecutrix to testify. At the time of the trial the prosecutrix was eleven years old and appellant argued she was incompetent to testify due to an inability to “understand the ramifications of her testimony.” Under the rationale and authority of State v. Green, 267 S. C.…