State v. Harmon

Decision Date24 February 2011
Docket Number2011-UP-080
PartiesThe State, Respondent, v. Samuel W. Harmon, Appellant.
CourtCourt of Appeals of South Carolina

UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Submitted February 1, 2011

Appeal From Lexington County, Ralph F. Cothran, Circuit Court Judge

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Alphonso Simon, Jr., all of Columbia, and Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM

Samuel H. Harmon was convicted of murder, assault and battery with intent to kill, assault with intent to kill, and possession of a firearm during the commission of violent crime. Harmon appeals, alleging the trial court erred in (1) forcing Harmon to concede to the admission of a co-defendant's written statement in return for the admission of public records evidencing the co-defendant's conviction and sentence for a lesser offense, and (2) admitting the written statement because the statement constituted impermissible hearsay. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities:

As to issue (1): State v. Dicapua, 383 S.C. 394, 399, 680 S.E.2d 292, 294 (2009) (finding in the absence of force, a party's concession to the admission of evidence waives any direct challenge to the admissibility of that evidence); State v. Pichardo, 367 S.C. 84, 94, 623 S.E.2d 840, 846 (Ct. App. 2005) (stating parties are bound by their trial stipulations).

As to issue (2): Dicapua, 383 S.C. at 399, 680 S.E.2d at 294 (indicating concession to the admission of evidence waives any direct challenge to the admissibility of that evidence); State v. Rice, 348 S.C. 417, 420, 559 S.E.2d 360, 362 (Ct. App. 2001) (noting issues not raised to the trial court are not preserved for appellate review).

AFFIRMED. [1]

FEW, C.J., THOMAS, and KONDUROS, JJ., concur.

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Notes:

[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.

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