Supreme Court of South Carolina· 8/20/2014

State v. Collins

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409 S.C. 524
763 S.E.2d 22
2014 WL 4087597
2014 S.C. LEXIS 365

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holding trial court’s admission of pre-autopsy photographs of victim, ten-year-old boy who died after being severely mauled by dogs, was not abuse of discretion
holding trial court’s admission of pre-autopsy photographs of victim, 10-year-old boy who died after being severely mauled by dogs, was not abuse of discretion
noting a trial judge's decision regarding the comparative probative value and prejudicial effect of evidence is given great deference and only reversed in exceptional circumstances
holding the probative value of photographs depicting the extensive injuries of a ten-year-old victim's mauling and partial consumption by dogs was not substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice because \the photos aided the jury in evaluating the testimony offered\
\The harmless error rule generally provides that an error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt if it did not contribute to the verdict obtained.\
\The harmless error rule generally provides that an error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt if it did not contribute to the verdict obtained.\

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Judges: Beatty, Toal, Kittredge, Hearn, Pleicones

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