STATE v. BARKSDALE

Opinion No. 5812.

433 S.C. 324 (2021)

857 S.E.2d 557

The STATE, Appellant, v. Leon LaGwan BARKSDALE, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed March 24, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr. , both of Columbia; and Solicitor David Matthew Stumbo , of Greenwood, all for Appellant.

Appellate Defender David Alexander , of Columbia, for Respondent.


In this criminal appeal, the State appeals the trial court's suppression of incriminating statements that Leon L. Barksdale made regarding his alcohol consumption prior to a traffic accident. The State argues (1) the record contains no evidence to support the court's ruling that Barksdale was in custody at the time he was questioned...

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