Opinion
2012-UP-381
06-20-2012
The State, Respondent, v. Taurus Watts, Appellant.
Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant. Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Alphonso Simon, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Submitted June 1, 2012
Appeal From Richland County J. Michelle Childs, Circuit Court Judge
Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins, of Columbia, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Alphonso Simon, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson, of Columbia, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM:
Taurus Watts appeals his conviction of murder, arguing the trial court erred in refusing to declare a mistrial when (1) the State asked a witness if she was scared to talk to police because she was afraid her cooperation was going to get her killed, and (2) another witness testified he saw Watts's co-defendant in the "holding tank" the same day he saw Watts. We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(1), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. White, 371 S.C. 439, 445, 639 S.E.2d 160, 163 (Ct. App. 2006) ("Generally, a curative instruction is deemed to have cured any alleged error."); State v. Wilson, 389 S.C. 579, 585-86, 698 S.E.2d 862, 865 (Ct. App. 2010) (holding a mistrial should be granted only when absolutely necessary and should only result when the defendant can show both error and resulting prejudice).
We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
AFFIRMED.
WILLIAMS, THOMAS, and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.