Supreme Court of South Carolina· 12/9/1991
State v. Lopez
Citations
- 412 S.E.2d 390
- 306 S.C. 362
- 1991 S.C. LEXIS 251
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that BCS is “admissible when given by a properly qualified expert and such testimony may support an inference that the child’s injuries were not sustained by accidental means”
- sufficient evidence where the trial court considered a letter from a psychologist, solicitor testified about another psychologist’s opinion, and court personally interviewed children
- “Although the oldest child denied fear, the trial judge also had the benefit of observing both children and their demean- or,” and based on other evidence, the judge could find that children would be traumatized by testifying in front of the defendant.
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Judges: Toal, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Finney
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11 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. LeibhartNebraska Supreme Court· 2003-06-13· cited 48×
- Price v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 1994-08-02· cited 34×
- State v. NorlinWashington Supreme Court· 1998-03-05· cited 34×
- State v. PierceSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-05-12· cited 21×
- Underwood v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1992-12-07· cited 19×
- State v. ComptonNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1997-10-08· cited 13×
- State v. MorganCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1997-04-07· cited 11×
- State v. BraySupreme Court of South Carolina· 2000-07-31· cited 11×
- State v. LewisCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1996-10-29· cited 9×
- State v. BrayCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1999-11-05· cited 3×
- Mitchell Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2025-05-28
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court· 1990-06-27· cited 2,040×
- Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court· 1987-06-19· cited 1,461×
- People v. BledsoeCalifornia Supreme Court· 1984-06-14· cited 291×
- People v. JacksonCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1971-06-25· cited 92×
- State v. TannerUtah Supreme Court· 1983-11-15· cited 67×
- State v. DumlaoConnecticut Appellate Court· 1985-04-30· cited 65×
- State v. McClarySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-04-26· cited 60×
- State v. HudnallSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1987-08-03· cited 38×
- People v. PullinsMichigan Court of Appeals· 1985-09-03· cited 37×
- State v. CooperSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1987-02-16· cited 23×
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1987-11-09· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. RodgersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-05-28· cited 19×
- State v. MurrellSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1990-07-02· cited 16×
- State v. WhaleySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1986-12-15· cited 7×
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