SC20806 - State v. Hamilton (Murder; carrying a pistol or revolver without a permit; “For the reasons that follow, we agree with the defendant that Carr’s two prior interviews with the police were improperly admitted as prior inconsistent statements under Whelan because the state failed to demonstrate that Carr’s prior interviews were in fact inconsistent with his trial testimony. Because we conclude that the error was not harmless, we reverse the judgment of conviction and remand the case for a new trial. As to the defendant’s second claim, although we disagree with him that adopted statements are inadmissible as prior inconsistent statements under Whelan, we nevertheless conclude that the trial court improperly delegated to the jury the responsibility of determining which of Cobia’s statements were adopted by Carr as his own and, therefore, were admissible hearsay under Whelan. Lastly, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the video and photographs from the defendant’s social media accounts.”)