Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2/21/1989

State v. Dawkins

Citations

377 S.E.2d 298
297 S.C. 386
1989 S.C. LEXIS 32

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noting treating psychiatrist’s indication he believed victim’s allegations concerning symptoms were genuine was improper
whether to grant motion for mistrial is within trial court’s discretion
testimony of psychiatrist who treated child victim of sexual assault was improper where psychiatrist answered “yes” to solicitor’s question of whether, based on his examination and observations of the victim, he was “of the impression that [the victim’s] symptoms [were] genuine”
considering testimony of the minor's treating psychiatrist

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Judges: Toal, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Finney

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