The State, Petitioner/respondent v. Raheem D. King, Respondent/petitioner.

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the convictions for armed robbery and firearm possession, reversed and remanded the attempted murder conviction, and held that the statute for attempted murder requires a specific intent to kill. It also found the trial judge erred in admitting both the officer's investigative testimony and the defendant's jail‑call recording, but deemed those errors harmless. The Court clarified the mens rea requirement for attempted murder and cautioned against future use of implied‑malice instructions.