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CARE AND TREATMENT OF ETTEL v. STATE

No. 4364.

377 S.C. 558 (2008)

660 S.E.2d 285

In the Matter of the CARE AND TREATMENT OF James P. ETTEL, Appellant, v. The STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 1, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Lanelle C. Durant, South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, and Assistant Attorney General R. Westmoreland Clarkson, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

WILLIAMS, J.

James Ettel (Ettel) claims the circuit court erred in permitting an expert to testify at his commitment trial regarding prior sexually-related offenses that did not result in convictions and to a prior murder conviction. Ettel argues the prejudicial nature of this evidence substantially outweighed its probative value. We affirm.

FACTS

On July 30, 1990, Ettel pled guilty to criminal sexual conduct in the first degree and assault and battery...

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