STATE v. OATES

Opinion No. 5502.

421 S.C. 1 (2017)

803 S.E.2d 911

The STATE, Respondent, v. Preston Ryan OATES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed July 26, 2017.

Rehearing Denied September 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing , both of Columbia; and Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone, III , of Bluffton, for Respondent.


Appellant Preston Ryan Oates seeks review of his convictions for voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Appellant also challenges the denial of his motion for immunity from prosecution pursuant to the Protection of Persons and Property Act (the Act).1

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