Holding: Although the intelligent and articulate defendant clearly expressed his desire to proceed pro se, and although he told the judge that attorney Carl Grant – though not representing him – was nevertheless coaching him, we are unaware of any ...

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Holding: If trial counsel had been successful in his attempt to “keep out” a weapons indictment that was not served on defendant until the day of trial, the effect would have been the same as a continuance. Therefore, counsel was ...

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Goodwater v. County of Charleston (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-036-18, 13 pp.) (David Norton, J.) 2:17-cv-00998; D.S.C. Holding: In 2011, the defendant-county brought community roads such as Gardenhill Road (a dirt road) into the county’s regular maintenance system; in 2013, plaintiff ...

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State v. Walker (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-011-18, 4 pp.) (John Few, J.) Appealed from Charleston County Circuit Court (Roger Young Sr., J.) S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Even though there was ample evidence that defendant had been abused by his father ...

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This opinion has been withdrawn. State v. Johnson (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-014-18, 18 pp.) (Aphrodite Konduros, J.) (Paul Short Jr., J., dissenting) Appealed from Clarendon County Circuit Court (W. Jeffrey Young, J.) S.C. App. Holding: In the absence of an ...

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State v. Smith (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-008-18, 4 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Oconee County Circuit Court (R. Scott Sprouse, J.) S.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Where the confidential informant’s written statement was clearly testimonial in nature, and where defendant never ...

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United States v. Carthorne (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-003-18, 20 pp.) (Barbara Milano Keenan, J.) 16-6515; Dec. 21, 2017; USDC at Greensboro, N.C. (William Osteen Jr., J.) 4th Cir. Holding: On direct appeal, this court found no plain error in defendant’s sentencing as a ...

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Thompson v. Virginia (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-224-17, 38 pp.) (Roger Gregory, C.J.) 15-7680; Dec. 18, 2017; USDC at Norfolk, Va. (Rebecca Beach Smith, C.J.) 4th Cir. Holding: If, as the plaintiff-prisoner forecasts, prison guards gave him a “rough ride” in ...

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Anderson v. Kingsley (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-221-17, 14 pp.) (Paul Niemeyer, J.) 16-6957; Dec. 14, 2017; USDC at Newport News, Va. (Douglas Miller, USMJ) 4th Cir. Holding: In this case involving a prisoner who was attacked and injured by another inmate, the district ...

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Wilcox v. Brown (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-213-17, 14 pp.) (William Traxler Jr., J.) 16-7596; Dec. 5, 2017; USDC at Asheville, N.C. (Frank Whitney, C.J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Where the plaintiff-prisoner alleges that defendants discontinued Rastafarian services because the prison was ...

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