State v. Chaplin

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE
CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Carl Clyde Chaplin, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2012-213297

Appeal From Dorchester County
Kristi Lea Harrington, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2014-UP-285
Submitted May 1, 2014 – Filed July 16, 2014

AFFIRMED

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.").

AFFIRMED.1

WILLIAMS, KONDUROS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.

1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.