STATE v. THORNE

17835

239 S.C. 164 (1961)

121 S.E.2d 623

STATE, Respondent, v. Douglas Clee THORNE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

September 18, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. James A.K. Roper and Harold N. Morris, of Greenville, for Appellant.

James R. Mann, Esq., Solicitor, of Greenville, for Respondent.


September 18, 1961.

TAYLOR, Chief Justice.

Defendant was convicted of the crime of rape at the January, 1961, Term of General Sessions Court of Greenville County and sentenced to be executed as provided by law.

Defendant contends error, first, in admitting into evidence a photograph of himself, and, second, in permitting Dr. Lawson H. Bowling and Dr. Robert Crichton to state their opinions as to his sanity.

On Friday, March 13, 1959, Mrs. Helen...

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