STATE v. ABRAHAM

No. 5238.

408 S.C. 589 (2014)

759 S.E.2d 440

The STATE, Appellant, v. Nezar ABRAHAM, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 11, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General John Benjamin Aplin , both of Columbia, for Appellant.

Michael O. Hallman , of Greenville, and C. Austin McDaniel , of Anderson, both of Cole Law Firm, for Respondent.


THOMAS, J.

In this driving under the influence (DUI) case, the State appeals the circuit court's reversal of Nezar Abraham's conviction in magistrate court. The State contends it presented sufficient independent evidence corroborating Abraham's extra-judicial confession to establish a jury question as to Abraham's guilt. We reverse.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Shortly after midnight on July 7, 2011, Trooper Kevin Brown was called to the scene of a one...

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