State v. Bolton

Littlejohn, Justice:

Defendant Lorenzo. Bolton was tried for the murder of Willie Mitchell, in the Richland County Court of General Sessions, and found guilty of manslaughter.

He has appealed his conviction, alleging error in three 'particulars, as follows:

1. Defendant has been denied his right to an effective' appeal by the State’s failure to preserve a record of the jury argument of the solicitor.

2. The trial judge applied Code §§ 1-65, 26-7.1 and 26-7.2, so as to deprive defendant of his constitutional right to adequately confront witnesses against him; and

3. The trial judge’s instruction to…