State v. Harrison

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Clarence A.
Harrison, II, Appellant.

Appeal From Abbeville County

 Roger L. Couch, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2009-UP-079

Submitted February 2, 2009 – Filed
February 11, 2009 

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott,
and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia;
and Solicitor Jerry W. Peace, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  Clarence A.
Harrison, II appeals his convictions for attempted armed robbery, assault and
battery with intent to kill, and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission
of a violent crime.  Harrison argues the trial court erred in not granting a
mistrial and improperly charging the jury with the law of assault and battery
of a high and aggravated nature.  We affirm[1] pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Stanley, 365 S.C. 24, 33, 615 S.E.2d 455, 460 (Ct. App. 2005) (finding the decision to grant a mistrial is in the sound
discretion of the trial court and will not be overturned on appeal absent an
abuse of discretion amounting to an error of law); State v. Kinard,
373 S.C. 500, 503, 646 S.E.2d 168, 169 (Ct. App. 2007) ("An appellate
court will not reverse the trial judge's decision regarding jury charges absent
an abuse of discretion."). 

AFFIRMED.

Huff, Williams,
and Konduros, JJ., concur.

[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to
Rule 215, SCACR.