Opinion
2014-UP-285
07-16-2014
The State, Respondent, v. Carl Clyde Chaplin, Appellant. Appellate Case No. 2012-213297
Appellate Defender Benjamin John Tripp, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mary Shannon Williams, both of Columbia, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Submitted May 1, 2014.
Appeal From Dorchester County Kristi Lea Harrington, Circuit Court Judge.
Appellate Defender Benjamin John Tripp, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mary Shannon Williams, both of Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: Rule 801(c), SCRE ("'Hearsay' is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted."); State v. Sims, 304 S.C. 409, 420, 405 S.E.2d 377, 383 (1991) ("Evidence is not hearsay unless it is offered to show the truth of the matter asserted."); State v. Jennings, 394 S.C. 473, 478, 716 S.E.2d 91, 93 (2011) ("Improper admission of hearsay testimony constitutes reversible error only when the admission causes prejudice." (internal quotation marks omitted)); State v. Green, 397 S.C. 268, 287, 724 S.E.2d 664, 673 (2012) ("Prejudice occurs when there is a reasonable probability the wrongly admitted evidence influenced the jury's verdict."); State v. Mitchell, 286 S.C. 572, 573, 336 S.E.2d 150, 151 (1985) ("Whether an error is harmless depends on the circumstances of the particular case.").
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
WILLIAMS, KONDUROS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.