State v. Hammonds

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.

Cameron Hammonds, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2009-147486

Appeal From Greenville County
Edward W. Miller, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2012-UP-440
Heard March 14, 2012 – Filed July 18, 2012

AFFIRMED

Appellate Defender LaNelle Cantey DuRant, of
Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney
General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney
General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General
Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General
Alphonso Simon, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor W.
Walter Wilkins, of Greenville, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Cameron Hammonds appeals his convictions for murder and
possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He argues the
trial court committed reversible error in declining to give an additional, requested
jury charge that the unlawful possession of a weapon does not by itself preclude
the use of self-defense. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the
following authority: State v. Burkhart, 350 S.C. 252, 261, 565 S.E.2d 298, 303
(2002) (stating a conviction will not be reversed due to the erroneous refusal to
give a requested charge if the error is not prejudicial).

AFFIRMED.

WILLIAMS, THOMAS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.