State v. Gregg Pickrell

Summary

The Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed the Court of Appeals’ conviction of Gregg Pickrell, modifying it to hold that the admission of SLED Agent Claycomb’s ejection‑pattern testimony was harmless, and that Investigator Rick Bailey’s lay‑opinion testimony was inadmissible under Rule 701 but also harmless. The Court clarified the preservation of the objection to Bailey’s testimony and reiterated harmless‑error principles.