State v. Collier

LOCKEMY, C.J.:

Derek Vander Collier appeals his conviction for second-degree burglary, arguing the trial court improperly limited his closing argument, erred in allowing the State to play recordings of two police interviews, and should not have allowed a witness to identify him in front of the jury. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 20 and 21, 2013, the Jamaican Motor Inn in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was closed to visitors because the room doors were being repainted. Justin Kirkman, one of the subcontractors hired for this task, stayed in the penthouse on the fifth floor of…