STATE v. RIVERA

No. 27220.

402 S.C. 225 (2013)

741 S.E.2d 694

The STATE, Respondent, v. Raymondeze RIVERA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 13, 2013.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keir M. Weyble , of Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, and Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , all of Columbia, and Solicitor Christina T. Adams , of Anderson, for Respondent.


Justice KITTREDGE.

This is a direct appeal from a sentence of death. Although Appellant Raymondeze Rivera raises multiple challenges, we are constrained to reverse and grant a new trial based on one — the trial court's error in refusing to allow Appellant to testify during the guilt phase of his trial.

I.

Appellant was indicted in connection with the death of Kwana Burns, whose body was found lying in the bedroom floor of her home on December...

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