STATE v. PASSIO

Opinion No. 5841.

433 S.C. 666 (2021)

861 S.E.2d 785

The STATE, Respondent, v. Richard PASSIO, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed August 4, 2021.

Rehearing Denied August 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Anne Franklin-Best , of Elizabeth Franklin-Best, P.C., of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Senior Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown , and Assistant Attorney General William Frederick Schumacher, IV , all of Columbia, for Respondent.


Richard Passio Jr. appeals his conviction for the murder of his wife, Michelle Passio (Victim), and sentence of thirty years' imprisonment. On appeal, Passio argues the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict and by admitting a screenshot of his Facebook page. We affirm.

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