State v. Scott

HEARN, Judge:

Leon Scott appeals his conviction for armed robbery, asserting the trial judge abused his discretion in allowing the State to use a 1977 robbery conviction to impeach a defense witness. We affirm..1

FACTS

On February 23, 1995, at about 3:00 a.m., a BP station located on Broad River Road, in Columbia, was robbed. The cashier testified that a tall, thin black man came into the store alone and demanded money. The cashier said he was threatened with a small pocketknife.

A co-worker who heard the robber’s threat went to the store’s office and pushed the alarm. She remained in the office…