PCR granted for failure to object to hearsay and bolstering by forensic interviewer
In Smith v. State, decided February 16, the S.C. Supreme Court granted post conviction relief to Smith, finding that it...
In Smith v. State, decided February 16, the S.C. Supreme Court granted post conviction relief to Smith, finding that it...
In Porter v. McCollum, decided November 30, the U.S. Supreme held that it is ineffective assistance of counsel not to...
ln Bryant v. State, the S.C. Supreme Court held that three armed robberies committed within a 54 hour period are...
The United States Supreme Court released two criminal law opinions today. The first, (from the syllabus) Osbourne, holds that there...
In Davie v. State, decided this month, the S.C. Supreme Court held that it is ineffective assistance of counsel when...
In Berry v. State, released today, the S.C. Supreme Court held that a prior conviction for paraphernalia cannot be used...
In Hiott v. State, the S.C. Supreme Court overruled the Court of Appeals, holding that a trial judge cannot impose...
Prosecutorial misconduct such as withholding evidence, the use of jailhouse snitch testimony, faulty eyewitness identifications, and coerced confessions lead to...
The United States Supreme Court has granted cert in Padilla v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, which deals with the issue I...
The United States Supreme Court today in U.S. v. Hayes held that a conviction for simple assault and battery, if...