State v. Toney

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.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
The State, Respondent,
v.
Breyon Toney, Appellant.
Appellate Case No. 2011-193669
Appeal From Darlington County
J. Michael Baxley, Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2014-UP-005
Submitted November 1, 2013 – Filed January 8, 2014
AFFIRMED
Appellate Defender Kathrine Haggard Hudgins, of
Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant
Attorney General Brendan Jackson McDonald, both of
Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Affirmed pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following
authorities: State v. Baccus, 367 S.C. 41, 48, 625 S.E.2d 216, 220 (2006) ("In
criminal cases, the appellate court sits to review errors of law only."); State v.
Holder, 382 S.C. 278, 288, 676 S.E.2d 690, 696 (2009) ("The admission or
exclusion of testimonial evidence falls within the sound discretion of the trial
court, whose decision will not be disturbed on appeal absent abuse resulting in
prejudice."); State v. Edwards, 383 S.C. 66, 72, 678 S.E.2d 405, 408 (2009)
("[W]itness intimidation evidence, if linked to the defendant, may be admitted to
show a consciousness of guilt."); id. ("Establishing the defendant as the source of
the intimidation provides the necessary reliability for admissibility.").
AFFIRMED.1
SHORT, WILLIAMS, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.
1
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.