STATE v. THOMPSON

Opinion No. 5485.

420 S.C. 192 (2017)

802 S.E.2d 623

The STATE, Respondent, v. Courtney Shante THOMPSON, Appellant, and The State, Respondent, v. Robert Antonio Guinyard, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed May 11, 2017.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitzi Campbell Williams , of Lexington; and Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek , of Columbia, for Appellant Courtney Shante Thompson.

Matthew G. Gerrald , of Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, LLP; and Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek , both of Columbia, for Appellant Robert Antonio Guinyard.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Special Assistant Attorney General Amie L. Clifford ; and Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson , all of Columbia, for Respondent.


Appellants, Courtney Shante Thompson (Mother) and Robert Antonio Guinyard (Father), were tried jointly and convicted of homicide by child abuse (HCA) and unlawful conduct toward a child. They now seek review of their convictions, arguing the trial court erred in denying their respective motions for a directed verdict on each charge...

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