STATE v. TENNANT

No. 27027.

394 S.C. 5 (2011)

714 S.E.2d 297

The STATE, Respondent, v. Roy Otis TENNANT, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek , South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, Ernest Charles Grose, Jr. , of Greenwood, and Tara Marie Schultz , of Laurens, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott , Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr. , all of Columbia, and Solicitor Jerry W. Peace , of Greenwood, for Respondent.


Justice KITTREDGE:

In this appeal from convictions for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, kidnapping, and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, Petitioner Roy Otis Tennant challenges the trial court's rulings on several evidentiary issues. In particular, Tennant argues the trial court erred in excluding the testimony of a forensic psychologist, erred in excluding a note written by Tennant and addressed...

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