STATE v. HEYWARD

Opinion No. 28182.

441 S.C. 484 (2023)

895 S.E.2d 658

The STATE, Respondent, v. James HEYWARD, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed October 5, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Madison Claire Healy , of K&L Gates LLP, of Raleigh; Tara C. Sullivan and Jennifer Hess Thiem , of K&L Gates LLP, of Charleston; Chief Appellate Defender Robert Michael Dudek , of Columbia, all for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Assistant Attorney General William Joseph Maye , Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Melody Jane Brown , Solicitor Byron E. Gipson , of Columbia, all for Respondent.


James Heyward was convicted of multiple crimes arising from the armed robbery, brutal beating, and murder of Alice Tollison during the burglary of her home. We granted Heyward's petition for a writ of certiorari to address the trial court's refusal to remove Heyward's leg shackles during the striking of the jury, and four evidentiary...

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