Grant v. State
Decision Date | 05 February 2020 |
Docket Number | 2020-UP-032 |
Parties | Devante Antonio Grant, Appellant, v. The State, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2017-002158 |
Court | South Carolina Court of Appeals |
THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
Heard November 6, 2019
Appeal From Charleston County R. Markley Dennis, Jr., Circuit Court Judge
Appellate Defender Joanna Katherine Delany, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Joshua Abraham Edwards, both of Columbia; and Solicitor Scarlett Anne Wilson, of Charleston, all for Respondent.
Devante Antonio Grant appeals his convictions and sentences for armed robbery and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Grant contends the circuit court erred in admitting four exhibits and in sentencing him. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities:
1. As to the admission of the exhibits: State v. Baccus 367 S.C. 41, 48, 625 S.E.2d 216, 220 (2006) ( ; State v. Gillian, 373 S.C. 601 612, 646 S.E.2d 872, 878 (2007) (); Rule 401, SCRE ("'Relevant evidence' means evidence having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence."); Rule 403, SCRE ("Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence."); Rule 404(b), SCRE () ; State v. Tucker, 423 S.C. 403, 410 815 S.E.2d 467, 470 (Ct. App. 2018) ( ; State v Aleksey, 343 S.C. 20, 31, 538 S.E.2d 248, 253 (2000) ( ; State v. Register, 323 S.C. 471, 477, 476 S.E.2d 153, 157 (1996) ().[1...
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