STATE v. CABRERA-PENA

No. 3500.

350 S.C. 517 (2002)

567 S.E.2d 472

The STATE, Respondent, v. Reyes CABRERA-PENA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 20, 2002.

Rehearing Denied August 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of the South Carolina 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, and Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey A. Jacobs, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Spartanburg, for respondent.


ANDERSON, J.

Reyes Cabrera-Pena ("Cabrera") was convicted of murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of violent crime, and three counts of pointing and presenting a firearm. On appeal, he argues the trial court erred in excluding a portion of a written statement he made to the police and in prohibiting him from recalling his attorney after choosing to proceed pro se. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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