STATE v. McCARTY

Opinion No. 28116.

437 S.C. 355 (2022)

878 S.E.2d 902

The STATE, Respondent, v. John W. MCCARTY, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed September 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Susan Barber Hackett , of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown , Assistant Attorney General Michael G. Ross , and Assistant Attorney General Julianna E. Battenfield , all of Columbia; and Solicitor William Walter Wilkins III , of Greenville, for Respondent.


John W. McCarty ("Petitioner") was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Petitioner maintained he acted in defense of another and filed a motion seeking immunity from criminal prosecution pursuant to the South Carolina Protection of...

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