Supreme Court of South Carolina

The State v. Ricky Lee Blackwell — Few, J., Concurring

May 31, 2017420 S.C. 127

Summary

Justice Few concurs with the majority that the judgment should be affirmed, but he disagrees with the majority’s analysis in subsection III.C and offers a different rationale for reaching the same result. He accepts the majority’s finding that the trial court erred in refusing to consider admitting privileged mental‑health records on cross‑examination and agrees with the harmless‑error analysis. He also notes Justice Pleicones’s dissent, which would vacate the death sentence and remand for a new trial.