Supreme Court of South Carolina· 5/9/1994

Jolly v. State

Citations

443 S.E.2d 566
314 S.C. 17
1994 S.C. LEXIS 98

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stating that “[i]mproper corroboration testimony that is merely cumulative to the victim’s testimony ... cannot be harmless ....”
stating that \[i]mproper corroboration testimony that is merely cumulative to the victim's testimony . . . cannot be harmless. . . .\
finding the admittance of the social worker’s hearsay testimony identifying the defendant as the perpetrator could not be harmless error because testimony was cumulative to social worker’s unobjected testimony and victim’s testimony
“Improper corroboration testimony that is merely cumulative to the victim’s testimony, however, cannot be harmless, because it is precisely this cumulative effect which enhances the devastating impact of improper corroboration.”
“[I]n criminal sexual conduct cases, when the victim testifies, evidence from other witnesses that she complained of the sexual assault is admissible in corroboration, limited to the time and place of the assault and excluding details or particulars.”

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Judges: Bristow, Chandler, Finney, Toal, Moore

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