South Carolina v. Baker
Annotate this CaseMark Baker was convicted of four counts of committing a lewd act upon a minor. In October 2004, Victim Two, Baker's youngest niece, informed her mother that "Uncle Mark was messing with" her older sister, Victim One. At that time, Victim Two denied that Baker had molested her. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Following the denial of his petition for rehearing, Baker petitioned the Supreme Court for review. The Court granted certiorari to analyze whether: (1) the trial judge erred in refusing to quash the indictments, which alleged the offenses occurred over a six-year time frame; and (2) qualifying a witness as an expert in forensic interviewing. After review, the Court reversed Baker's convictions because the Court found the indictments were unconstitutionally overbroad.
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