STATE v. LaCOSTE

No. 3383.

347 S.C. 153 (2001)

553 S.E.2d 464

The STATE, Respondent, v. Jon Pierre LaCOSTE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided September 4, 2001.

Rehearing Denied October 17, 2001.

Certiorari Granted February 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Pachak, of SC Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Robert E. Bogan, Senior Assistant Attorney General Charles H. Richardson; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, of York, for respondent.


HUFF, J.:

Jon Pierre LaCoste was convicted of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and assault. He appeals, arguing the trial court erred in (1) refusing to grant a directed verdict on each of his indicted charges, (2) excluding certain hearsay statements, (3) refusing to give a full and complete charge on the right to resist an illegal arrest, and (4) charging simple assault as a lesser included offense of criminal domestic violence. We reverse and remand.

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