State v. Quarles

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.

Michael Tyrone Quarles, Appellant.

Appellate Case No. 2013-001159

Appeal From Aiken County
Doyet A. Early, III, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2015-UP-317
Heard April 15, 2015 – Filed July 1, 2015

AFFIRMED

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

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant
Attorney General Christina Catoe Bigelow, both of
Columbia; and Solicitor James Strom Thurmond, Jr., of
Aiken, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM: Michael Tyrone Quarles appeals his convictions for kidnapping
and armed robbery, arguing the trial court erred by admitting a recording of the
victim's 911 call and allowing it to be played for the jury. We affirm pursuant to
Rule 220(b), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Collins, 409 S.C. 524,
530, 534, 763 S.E.2d 22, 25, 27-28 (2014) (stating the admission of evidence, or its
exclusion under Rule 403, SCRE, is within the trial court's sound discretion); State
v. Gray, 408 S.C. 601, 608, 759 S.E.2d 160, 164 (Ct. App. 2014) (recognizing this
court will not reverse the trial court's decision regarding a Rule 403 objection
absent an abuse of discretion and resulting prejudice); State v. Stephens, 398 S.C.
314, 319-20, 728 S.E.2d 68, 71 (Ct. App. 2012) (noting this court must give great
deference to the trial court's decision regarding Rule 403); State v. Shuler, 353 S.C.
176, 184-86, 577 S.E.2d 438, 442-43 (2003) (applying a Rule 403 analysis to
assess the admissibility of a 911 tape).

AFFIRMED.

FEW, C.J., and HUFF and WILLIAMS, JJ., concur.