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IN RE THOMAS S.

No. 27241.

402 S.C. 373 (2013)

741 S.E.2d 27

In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of THOMAS S., Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 10, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant , of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr. , both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Justice PLEICONES.

We granted certiorari to review an unpublished decision by the Court of Appeals which held that trial court did not err in permitting witness Shellenberg to give an opinion. In re S., Op. No. 2011-UP-121 (S.C.Ct.App. filed March 24, 2011). We agree with petitioner and find that Shellenberg, a lay witness, was improperly allowed to offer expert opinion testimony and that this error was not harmless. We therefore reverse and remand for further...

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