STATE v. HALCOMB

No. 4516.

382 S.C. 432 (2009)

676 S.E.2d 149

The STATE, Respondent, v. Fred R. HALCOMB, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided March 11, 2009.

Rehearing Denied May 4, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Attorney for Capital Appeals, Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia; for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia; and John Gregory Hembree, of Conway; for Respondent.


GEATHERS, J.

This is an appeal from a murder conviction. In a joint trial with Luzenski "Allen" Cottrell (Cottrell), Appellant Fred R. Halcomb (Halcomb) was found guilty of the murder of Jonathan "Jon Jon" Love (Love). Halcomb asserts the trial court erred when it denied his motion for severance of trial and when it refused to admit certain evidence that allegedly demonstrated codefendant Cottrell's personal motive for murdering Love. We affirm.

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