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STATE v. PORTILLO

No. 5216.

408 S.C. 66 (2014)

757 S.E.2d 721

The STATE, Respondent, v. Cesar PORTILLO, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 9, 2014.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing , and Assistant Attorney General Julie Kate Keeney , all of Columbia, for Respondent.

SHORT, J.

Cesar Portillo appeals his conviction and twenty-five year sentence for first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor (CSC), arguing the trial court erred in: (1) qualifying a witness as an expert in child sexual assault cases and child sexual assault forensic interviewing; (2) allowing the expert to exceed his scope of expertise and testify about the significance of language and hand gestures used by the victim (Victim); and (3) allowing the expert...

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