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STATE v. COLLINS

No. 4941.

398 S.C. 197 (2012)

727 S.E.2d 751

The STATE, Respondent, v. Bentley COLLINS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided February 15, 2012.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Senior Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III , and Appellate Defender Susan Hackett , both of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliot , Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor William B. Rogers, Jr. , of Bennettsville, for Respondent.

FEW, C.J.

Bentley Collins was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of owning a dangerous animal after his dogs killed a ten-year-old boy. Collins appeals the convictions claiming the trial court erred by (1) admitting seven autopsy photographs of the boy's partially eaten body and (2) denying his directed verdict motions as to both crimes. Because we find the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the photos, we reverse and remand for a new...

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