STATE v. JOHNSON

Appellate Case No. 2019-000938 Opinion No. 5950.

438 S.C. 110 (2022)

882 S.E.2d 190

The STATE, Respondent, v. Devin Jamel JOHNSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Filed November 9, 2022.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown , and Senior Assistant Attorney General W. Edgar Salter, III , of Columbia; and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson , of Charleston, all for Respondent.


Devin Jamel Johnson appeals his conviction of murder. He contends the trial court erred in admitting into evidence his statement to law enforcement, removing a juror midtrial, and instructing the jury on accomplice liability. We reverse.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 8, 2011, at 10:18 p.m., Akeem Smalls (Victim...

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