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State v. Mays

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals
May 16, 2012
Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-301   (S.C. Ct. App. May. 16, 2012)

Opinion

2012-UP-301

05-16-2012

The State, Respondent, v. Kelvin Mays, Appellant.

Appellate Defender M. Celia Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone, III, of Beaufort, for Respondent.


Unpublished Opinion

Submitted April 2, 2012

Appeal From Hampton County Carmen T. Mullen, Circuit Court Judge

Appellate Defender M. Celia Robinson, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Isaac McDuffie Stone, III, of Beaufort, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM

Kelvin Mays appeals his conviction of second-degree burglary. Mays argues the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial because his character was wrongly attacked, which most likely impacted the verdict. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Haselden, 353 S.C. 190, 196, 577 S.E.2d 445, 448 (2003) (holding an issue was not preserved when appellant raised relevancy at trial but argued a different ground on appeal, namely that the testimony represented improper character evidence); State v. Washington, 315 S.C. 108, 110, 432 S.E.2d 448, 449 (1992) (holding an appellant may not be heard on appeal to complain of the admission of evidence elicited by his own counsel).

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

AFFIRMED.

FEW, C.J., HUFF and SHORT, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Mays

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals
May 16, 2012
Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-301   (S.C. Ct. App. May. 16, 2012)
Case details for

State v. Mays

Case Details

Full title:The State, Respondent, v. Kelvin Mays, Appellant.

Court:THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Court of Appeals

Date published: May 16, 2012

Citations

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-301   (S.C. Ct. App. May. 16, 2012)