STATE v. KING

No. 5313.

412 S.C. 403 (2015)

772 S.E.2d 189

The STATE, Respondent, v. Rakeem D. KING, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 22, 2015.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jenny L. Barwick , of Greenville, and Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe , both of Columbia; and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson , of Charleston, for Respondent.


Rakeem D. King appeals his convictions for attempted murder, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. We find the trial court erred by (1) charging the jury that a specific intent to kill is not an element of attempted murder and (2) allowing hearsay testimony as to the number of shots King fired...

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