A South Carolina judge has ruled that Charles Weldon Boyd cannot claim self-defense protection under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law in the 2023 shooting death of Scott Spivey.
After a hearing that spanned four days, Circuit Court Judge Eugene Griffith ruled that Boyd’s secretly recorded phone calls with a Horry County police official showed he was seeking law enforcement help and trying to avoid responsibility.
“Credibility’s huge here,” Griffith said, according to the Post and Courier. “I really question the credibility of Weldon Boyd. I find his testimony lacking credibility in many places.”…