Supreme Court of South Carolina

The State, Respondent v. Perry Renard Mitchell, Appellant

October 15, 1985286 S.C. 572

Summary

The court held that the officer's testimony repeating the appellant's wife's statement was inadmissible hearsay because the wife did not testify and could not be cross-examined. It nevertheless affirmed the conviction because the error was harmless in light of the victim's identifications and other evidence linking the appellant to the assault.