Legal Opinion
State v. Lyles
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 6, 2008No. 4406PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
Lance Lyles (Lyles) appeals his convictions for murder, attempted first degree burglary, attempted armed robbery, and possession of a pistol by a person under the age of twenty-one. Lyles contends that the circuit court erred by excluding the proffered testimony of two defense witnesses because the exclusion constituted an abuse of discretion by denying Lyles his due process right to present witnesses in his own defense. We affirm.
FACTUAL/PROCE DURAL BACKGROUND
On December 8, 2004, two men approached the apartment of Clarence Spicer (Spicer) in Spartanburg, South Carolina. At the time, Spicer,…
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