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STATE v. BROWN

No. 25258.

344 S.C. 70 (2001)

543 S.E.2d 552

The STATE, Respondent, v. Donny G. BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 12, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken for respondent.

MOORE, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder for shooting to death his twenty-five-year-old grandnephew Shane Hammond (Victim). Appellant admitted killing Victim but claimed self-defense. He appeals on the ground he was prejudiced by the improper admission of bad character evidence. We affirm.

FACTS

Victim was living in appellant's home. The State put up evidence that the day before the killing, appellant and Victim argued over rent money. Two...

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