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STATE v. McCOMBS

No. 5265.

410 S.C. 90 (2014)

762 S.E.2d 744

The STATE, Appellant, v. Wayne McCOMBS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided August 20, 2014.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Alan Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer , both of Columbia; Solicitor David Michael Pascoe, Jr. , of Orangeburg; and Assistant Solicitor Russell D. Hilton , of Ridgeville, for Appellant.

Andrew John Savage, III , and Jonathan Scott Bischoff, II , both of Savage Law Firm, of Charleston, for Respondent.

WILLIAMS, J.

In this criminal appeal, the State argues the circuit court erred in finding evidence of Wayne McCombs' prior bad act was not admissible in his trial for committing a lewd act on a minor. We reverse and remand.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

McCombs was indicted for committing a lewd act on a minor. The case was called for trial on March 5, 2012. During a pretrial hearing to address the State's motion in limine to admit evidence of a prior...

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