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Supreme Court of South Carolina· 5/4/2009

State v. Holder

Citations

  • 676 S.E.2d 690
  • 382 S.C. 278
  • 2009 S.C. LEXIS 111

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  • holding the erroneous admission of evidence is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt where it is minimal in the context of the entire record and cumulative to other testimony admitted without objection
  • holding the erroneous admission of evidence is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt where it is minimal in the context of the entire record and cumulative to other testimony admitted without objection
  • holding the court properly exercised its discretion in admitting graphic autopsy photographs when the facts in the case were graphic and the photos corroborated the pathologist's testimony and aided the jury in understanding that testimony
  • relying on pathologist’s testimony that autopsy photos would help him demonstrate certain “anatomic relationships” that could not otherwise be explained to the jury
  • “We find the photographs clearly demonstrate the extent and nature of the injuries in a way that would not be as easily understood based on the testimony alone.”
  • \An abuse of discretion occurs when the conclusions of the trial court either lack evidentiary support or are controlled by an error of law.\ (internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Beatty, Toal, Waller, Pleicones, Kittredge

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