STATE v. SALLEY

No. 27135.

398 S.C. 160 (2012)

727 S.E.2d 740

The STATE, Respondent, v. Kathy SALLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen Mattison Bogan , of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, and Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek , both of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott , and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs Jr. , all of Columbia, and Solicitor James Strom Thurmond Jr. , of Aiken, for Respondent.


Chief Justice TOAL.

Kathy Salley (Appellant) was found guilty of homicide by child abuse under section 16-3-85 of the South Carolina Code, S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-85 (2003), and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment, suspendable upon the service of eight years. Appellant claims the circuit judge committed reversible error by allowing into evidence a photograph of the child taken while she was alive and well, and two pieces...

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