State v. Tapp

We granted the State’s request for certiorari to review the court of appeals’ decision in State v. Tapp, 387 S.C. 159, 691 S.E.2d 165 (Ct.App.2010), which reversed and remanded Respondent’s convictions and sentences for a new trial. The court of appeals found that the record in this case was insufficient for determining whether the circuit judge properly considered the reliability of Special Agent Prodan’s testimony prior to introducing that testimony to the jury, as required by State v. White, 382 S.C. 265, 676 S.E.2d 684 (2009). We agree that our decision in White, decided while…