State v. Makins
Syllabus
Ontario Stefon Patrick Makins was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. The court of appeals reversed the conviction, holding a therapist's affirmation she treated the minor victim improperly bolstered the minor's credibility. We reverse the court of appeals and reinstate the conviction, holding the treating therapist's mere affirmation she treated the minor, without more, did not constitute improper bolstering.
Cites
14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. KelseySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-06-08· cited 143×
- State v. JenningsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2011-09-19· cited 122×
- State v. KromahSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2013-01-23· cited 94×
- State v. DawkinsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1989-02-21· cited 69×
- State v. PriceSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-04-17· cited 63×
- State v. ChavisSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2015-02-04· cited 60×
- State v. BryantSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2007-02-27· cited 57×
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2004-11-15· cited 47×
- State v. McKERLEYCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2012-03-28· cited 36×
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2015-08-05· cited 28×
- State v. DempseyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2000-06-05· cited 19×
- Briggs v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2017-10-25· cited 17×
- State v. BerrySupreme Court of South Carolina· 2016-12-07· cited 2×
- State v. BerryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2015-07-15· cited 2×
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