STATE v. ATES

22952

297 S.C. 316 (1989)

377 S.E.2d 98

The STATE, Respondent v. Wayne E. ATES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Atty. William Isaac Diggs, Deputy Chief Atty. Elizabeth C. Fullwood and Asst. Appellate Defender D. Mark Stokes, S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Staff Atty. Gwendolyn L. Fuller, Columbia, and Solicitor Robert J. Harte, Aiken, for respondent.


Heard Sept. 20, 1988.

Decided Feb. 6, 1989.

Per Curiam:

Appellant Wayne E. Ates (Ates) was convicted of grand larceny in connection with the theft of a camera belonging to Thomas Paull (Paull). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

At trial, Paull was unable to testify to the exact price of the camera when purchased in September, 1986. He did testify, however, that its replacement cost was $629.

On cross-examination, defense...

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