State v. Collins
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
*528Justice BEATTY.
Respondent Bentley Collins was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of owning a dangerous animal causing injury to a person after a ten-year-old boy was killed and partially eaten by his dogs, most of whom were pitbull mixes. The State appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals that reversed and remanded the matter for a new trial based solely on the trial court’s admission of seven preautopsy photos of the victim. State v. Collins, 398 S.C. 197, 727 S.E.2d 751 (Ct.App.2012). We reverse.
I. FACTS
On November 3, 2006, the mother of the victim returned to her…
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