Opinion
2012-UP-264
05-02-2012
The State, Respondent, v. David Mario Johnson, Appellant.
Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Christina T. Adams, of Anderson, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Submitted March 1, 2012
Appeal From Anderson County R. Lawton McIntosh, Circuit Court Judge.
Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Christina T. Adams, of Anderson, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM
David Mario Johnson appeals his convictions for trafficking in cocaine and possession of marijuana, arguing the trial court erred in admitting his statement into evidence. Specifically, Johnson avers the police procured his statement through a promise of leniency. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Saltz, 346 S.C. 114, 136, 551 S.E.2d 240, 252 (2001) ("When reviewing a trial court's ruling concerning voluntariness, this [court] does not reevaluate the facts based on its own view of the preponderance of the evidence, but simply determines whether the trial court's ruling is supported by any evidence."); United States v. Mashburn, 406 F.3d 303, 309-10 (4th Cir. 2005) (finding law enforcement officer's statement that defendant could only help himself by providing assistance to law enforcement did not constitute a promise of leniency).
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
AFFIRMED.
FEW, C.J., and HUFF and SHORT, JJ., concur.