State v. Mattison

The Court granted Amos Lamont Mattison’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in State v. Mattison, 380 S.C. 326, 669 S.E.2d 635 (Ct.App.2008), affirming Mattison’s convictions for murder, assault and battery with intent to kill (ABWIK), and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. In so ruling, the Court of Appeals found the trial judge did not err in refusing Mattison’s request to charge that “prior knowledge of the commission of a crime is insufficient to establish guilt” and that “mere association with a person who…