Legal Opinion

State v. Kirby

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided December 23, 1996No. Opinion 2609PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

•ANDERSON, Judge:

Wayne Gary Kirby appeals his convictions for trafficking in heroin and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Kirby contends the trial judge erred in allowing a police officer to testify, over counsel’s hearsay objection, about a dispatcher’s call, and in refusing to charge unlawful carrying of a pistol as a lesser included offense of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. We affirm. 1

FACTSIPROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On March 3, 1995, Greenville police officers received a radio message to be on the lookout for a Chrysler New…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. LoveCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
  2. United States v. Oscar Mancillas and Charles LowryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  3. State v. SimsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  4. State v. BlackburnSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
  5. State v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hope v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  2. State v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
  3. State v. WeaverCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
  4. Parker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 1998
  5. State v. ParvinCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2014

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