STATE v. PINKARD

No. 4006.

365 S.C. 541 (2005)

617 S.E.2d 397

The STATE, Respondent, v. Brandon PINKARD, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 27, 2005.

Rehearing Denied August 26, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Acting Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.


KITTREDGE, J.:

In this criminal appeal, we are asked to decide whether a defendant forfeits his right to make the final closing argument to the jury when he offers only non-testimonial evidence. Brandon Pinkard was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal, Pinkard claims error in the trial court's ruling that his proposed display of a tattoo to the jury would constitute evidence, thereby depriving him of the right to make the last argument. We affirm and hold...

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