THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State,        Respondent,

v.

Roshell Frierson,        Appellant.


Appeal From Marion County
John M. Milling, Circuit Court Judge


Unpublished Opinion No. 2003-UP-124
Submitted January 13, 2003 - Filed February 18, 2003


AFFIRMED


Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III, of Columbia; and Solicitor Edgar Lewis Clements, III, of Florence; for respondent.

PER CURIAM: Roshell Frierson appeals his convictions for three counts of murder, two counts and assault and battery with intent to kill, first degree burglary, conspiracy, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, arguing the trial court erred in explaining to the jury that the law requires references to a defendant in a jointly-tried co-defendant=s statement be redacted when the co-defendant does not testify.

We affirm pursuant to Rule 220(b)(2), SCACR, and the following authorities: State v. Carriker, 269 S.C. 553, 555, 238 S.E.2d 678, 678 (1977) ("The second point [of error] is not before this Court because appellant's counsel made no objection on this point at trial. While appellant's co-defendant did object, the appellant may not utilize the objection of another defendant to gain review."); State v. Brannon, 347 S.C. 85, 89, 552 S.E.2d 773, 775 (Ct. App. 2001) (stating that an "appellant may not bootstrap an issue for appeal by way of a co-defendant's objection"); State v. Hoffman, 312 S.C. 386, 393, 440 S.E.2d 869, 873 (1994) ("The issue which is not properly preserved cannot be raised for the first time on appeal.").

AFFIRMED.

GOOLSBY, HUFF, and SHULER, JJ., concur.