STATE v. LAWSON

Opinion No. 5565.

424 S.C. 51 (2018)

817 S.E.2d 509

The STATE, Respondent, v. Johnnie Lee LAWSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed June 6, 2018.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Laura Ruth Baer , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Deputy Attorney General David A. Spencer , both of Columbia, for Respondent.


Appellant Johnnie Lee Lawson appeals his conviction for breaking into a motor vehicle, arguing the trial court erred by (1) admitting evidence of his prior criminal record, (2) refusing to give a limiting instruction to the jury regarding the evidence of his prior criminal record, and (3) admitting a witness for the State as an expert...

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