State v. Hackshaw

THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE
CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Anthony Hackshaw, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2010-177006

Appeal From Richland County
James R. Barber, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2013-UP-147
Heard March 4, 2013 – Filed April 10, 2013

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender Susan B. Hackett, of Columbia, for
Appellant.

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson, Chief Deputy
Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant
Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant
Attorney General Brendan J. McDonald, and Solicitor
Daniel E. Johnson, all of Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Anthony Hackshaw appeals his convictions of murder, assault
with intent to kill, and use of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime,
arguing the trial court erred in the following: (1) failing to suppress evidence
obtained after the execution of an allegedly stale search warrant; (2) admitting a
prior statement by a witness who refused to cooperate during trial testimony in
violation of Rule 613(b), SCRE; (3) violating Hackshaw's right to confront the
witness by admitting the statement; (4) refusing Hackshaw's requested jury charge
regarding the potential sentence faced by the witness; (5) admitting unduly
prejudicial evidence of a drug relationship between Hackshaw and another person;
(6) permitting the State to instruct the jurors on the law; and (7) finding Hackshaw
forfeited his right to the final closing argument. We affirm pursuant to Rule
220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities:

1. As to the allegedly stale search warrant: State v. Beckham, 334 S.C. 302,
316, 513 S.E.2d 606, 613 (1999) (recognizing the lapse of time before the
execution of a search warrant is an important consideration, but it is not wholly
determinative of the admissibility of evidence obtained as a result of the execution
of the search warrant (citation omitted)); id. (finding a search warrant regarding the
location of a gun used during a murder was valid despite the passage of a year);
State v. Corns, 310 S.C. 546, 551, 426 S.E.2d 324, 326 (Ct. App. 1992) (finding
other factors to consider in determining if a search warrant is stale include "the
nature of the criminal activity involved, and the kind of property" sought to be
discovered (quoting United States v. Steeves, 525 F.2d 33, 38 (8th Cir. 1975))).

2. As to the admission of the prior statement under Rule 613(b), SCRE: State
v. Dickman, 341 S.C. 293, 295, 534 S.E.2d 268, 269 (2000) (finding a party cannot
argue one ground below and another ground on appeal).

3. As to the admission of the prior statement as a violation of the right to
confront a witness: State v. Nance, 393 S.C. 289, 294, 712 S.E.2d 446, 449 (2011)
("The accused's opportunity to cross-examine a witness against him is protected by
the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States
Constitution."); State v. Stokes, 381 S.C. 390, 401-02, 673 S.E.2d 434, 439 (2009)
(finding the Confrontation Clause "guarantees only an opportunity for effective
cross-examination, not cross-examination that is effective in whatever way, and to
whatever extent, the defense might wish" (quoting United States v. Owens, 484
U.S. 554, 559 (1988))).
4. As to the refusal of the jury charge: State v. Burriss, 334 S.C. 256, 262, 513
S.E.2d 104, 108 (1999) (stating "the law to be charged is determined from the
evidence presented at trial"); State v. Smith, 316 S.C. 53, 55, 447 S.E.2d 175, 176
(1993) ("Accessory before the fact of murder requires a showing that the accused:
(1) either advised and agreed, urged, or in some way aided some other person to
commit the offense; (2) was not present when the offense was committed; and (3)
that some principal committed the crime." (citation omitted)).

5. As to the admission of a drug relationship: State v. Adams, 322 S.C. 114,
121, 470 S.E.2d 366, 370 (1996) (indicating the admission of evidence of drug use
was not error where there was a logical relevance between the drug use and the
crime charged); State v. Williams, 321 S.C. 455, 461, 469 S.E.2d 49, 53 (1996)
(finding evidence of a crack cocaine sale between the defendant and the victim the
night of the murder was admissible as part of the res gestae of the shooting).

6. As to permitting the State to instruct the jurors on the law during closing
arguments: State v. Rodgers, 269 S.C. 22, 25, 235 S.E.2d 808, 809 (1977) (finding
former Circuit Court Rule 58 does not limit "the initial closing argument to the law
of the case, it simply requires a discussion of the law to be included in that
argument if demanded by the defendant").

7. As to the forfeiture of the final closing argument: State v. Gellis, 158 S.C.
471, 487, 155 S.E. 849, 855 (1930) (holding the State retains the right to the final
closing "if a defendant offers any evidence on trial of the case"); State v. Pinkard,
365 S.C. 541, 544, 617 S.E.2d 397, 398 (Ct. App. 2005) (finding defendant's
display of a tattoo, although non-testimonial, was evidence, and the defendant
forfeited the right to the final closing argument).

AFFIRMED.

SHORT, THOMAS, and PIEPER, concur.