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IN THE INTEREST OF DWAYNE M.

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287 S.C. 413 (1986)

339 S.E.2d 130

In The Interst of DWAYNE M., a minor under the age of seventeen years, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth C. Fullwood, Deputy Chief Atty., S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Columbia, and Sol. Randolph Murdaugh, Jr., Hampton, for respondent.

Heard Dec. 10, 1985.

Decided Jan. 16, 1986.

NESS, Chief Justice:

Appellant was adjudicated a delinquent for the offenses of committing a lewd act on a minor and indecent exposure. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The victim, Melody, was five years old when the offense occurred and six years old at the time of trial. When the solicitor called Melody to the stand, the judge, sua sponte, ordered everyone to leave the courtroom except...

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