State v. Young (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-081-17, 6 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Greenville County Circuit Court (Edward Miller, J.) S.C. App. Unpub. Holding: The state struck two black jurors who lived in the same neighborhood as several witnesses but ...

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Penley v. McDowell County Board of Education (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-206-17, 31 pp.) (Stephanie Thacker, J.) (J. Harvie Wilkinson III, J., concurring) 16-2034; Nov. 28, 2017; USDC at Asheville, N.C. (Max Cogburn Jr., J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A state house ...

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State v. Daise (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-073-17, 20 pp.) (Stephanie McDonald, J.) Appealed from Beaufort County Circuit Court (Carmen Mullen, J.) S.C. App. Holding: Defendant’s Confrontation Clause rights were not violated when an emergency medical technician was allowed to testify ...

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Borzilleri v. Mosby (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-187-17, 13 pp.) (J. Harvie Wilkinson III, J.) No. 16-1751; Oct. 17, 2017; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (J. Frederick Motz, S.J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Since assistant state’s attorneys implement the policies of their elected ...

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Siena Corp. v. Mayor & City Council of Rockville Maryland (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-185-17, 17 pp.) (J. Harvie Wilkinson III, J.) No. 16-1732; Oct. 13, 2017; USDC at Greenbelt, Md. (Roger Titus, S.J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Although plaintiff bought land ...

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State v. Wrapp (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-058-17, 5 pp.) (Stephanie McDonald, J.) Appealed from Greenwood County Circuit Court (Thomas Russo, J.) S.C. App. Holding: The trial court erred in trying defendant in absentia without making specific findings that defendant (1) ...

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De La Fuente v. South Carolina Democratic Party (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-091-17, 11 pp.) (Cameron McGowan Currie, S.J.) 3:16-cv-00322; D.S.C. Holding: Plaintiff’s social media campaign for U.S. President, none of which was directed at or specific to South Carolina, did ...

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State v. Thompson (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-039-17, 12 pp.) (Lee, A.J.) Appealed from Lancaster County Circuit Court (Brian Gibbons, J.) S.C. App. Holding: Even though the 911 caller did not testify at trial, her statements on the 911 call were ...

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Davis v. South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-031-17, 8 pp.) (H. Bruce Williams, J.) Appealed from the Administrative Law Court (S. Phillip Lenski, ALJ) S.C. App. Holding: Neither respondent nor the DMV was at fault for ...

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State v. Davis (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-023-17, 16 pp.) (H. Bruce Williams, J.) Appealed from Greenville County Circuit Court (Letitia Verdin, J.) S.C. App. Holding: Since the state’s confidential informant (CI) didn’t testify, the trial court should not have allowed ...

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