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· 9/17/1990

State v. Boiter

Citations

  • 396 S.E.2d 364
  • 302 S.C. 381
  • 1990 S.C. LEXIS 179

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a defendant may cross-examine the victim about a prior false accusation of sexual abuse if the trial court determines that the accusation was false, not remote, and similar enough to the current charges to be relevant
  • holding that a defendant may cross-examine the victim about a prior false accusation of sexual abuse if the trial court determines that the accusation was false, not remote, and similar enough to the current charges to be relevant
  • holding in determining admissibility of evidence of a victim’s prior accusation, the trial judge should (1) determine whether such accusation was false, (2
  • holding \[e]vidence of prior false accusations by a complainant may be probative on the issue of credibility\
  • holding a prior allegation was too remote to be of sufficient probative value when the victim was eight years old at the time of the incident and seventeen at the time she testified at trial
  • stating when deciding the admissibility of evidence of a victim's prior allegation, a trial court must first determine whether the allegation was false

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Judges: Finney, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Toal

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