STATE v. HEYWARD

Opinion No. 5776.

432 S.C. 296 (2020)

852 S.E.2d 452

The STATE, Respondent, v. James HEYWARD, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed October 14, 2020.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tara C. Sullivan , Jennifer Hess Thiem , and John Whitney McGreevy , all of K&L Gates, LLP, of Charleston; and Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek , of Columbia, all for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown , Assistant Attorney General Susannah Rawl Cole , and Assistant Attorney General William Joseph Maye, all of Columbia; and Interim Solicitor, Heather Savitz Weiss , of Columbia, for Respondent.


In this criminal appeal, James Heyward appeals his convictions for murder, burglary in the first degree, armed robbery, two counts of kidnapping, assault and battery in the first degree, pointing and presenting a firearm, and possession of a weapon by a person convicted of a violent crime. On appeal, Heyward argues the trial court...

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