STATE v. COLLINS

Opinion No. 5861.

435 S.C. 31 (2021)

864 S.E.2d 914

The STATE, Respondent, v. Randy COLLINS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed September 8, 2021.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Brandon Gaskins , of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, of Charleston, and Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek , of Columbia, both for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Scott Matthews , both of Columbia; and Solicitor Jimmy A. Richardson, II , of Conway, all for Respondent.


Appellant, Randy Collins, appeals from his first-degree arson and conspiracy convictions, asserting the trial court erred in (1) ruling his confession was voluntarily given and (2) refusing to require further evaluation of him for competency to stand trial. Because we find the trial court erred in finding his confession was voluntarily...

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