Fatal Dog Attack

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and five-year prison sentence of a Dillon County man whose dogs attacked and killed a 10-year-old boy. The court ruled Wednesday that a judge should not have allowed prosecutors to show seven pictures of the boy taken before his autopsy that showed the extent of his injuries, including how the dogs mauled him so badly his bones were exposed and his ears and nose were gone because they were eaten. The judges say the pathologist testified to the injuries, so the photos did nothing more than rile the jury’s emotions. The boy’s body was found in Collins’ yard in November 2006. He was less than a mile from his home.