Free Newsletter
Criminal Practice – Closing Arguments – Improper Statement – Mistrial Motion – Attempted Murder – Intent to Kill
In the state’s summation, the prosecutor laid out how the state had proven attempted murder. The prosecutor then said, “And if you don’t think that we’ve done it, . . . [w]e will give him back all of his stuff and put him back out on the street.” Simultaneously, prosecutor tossed defendant’s gun on top […]
Mistrial in case of man charged in Chester councilman death
WINNSBORO, S.C. (AP) — A mistrial has been declared in the murder trial of a man charged with killing a Chester city councilman. Local media outlets report a Fairfield County jury deliberated seven hours over two days before sending a note to Circuit Judge Brian Gibbons on Saturday that they were deadlocked. Deliberations began Friday […]
Judge declares mistrial in murder case against ex-police chief
A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial early Tuesday in the case of a white ex-police chief charged with murder in the shooting death an unarmed black man.
Mistrial declared in SC double murder trial
RIDGELAND (AP) — A judge in Jasper County has declared a mistrial in the case of a man charged with two counts of murder. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports (http://bit.ly/1wiJ1Kp ) there were problems with the jury selected this week in the case of 21-year-old Bernard Christopher Jenkins. Defense attorney Cory Fleming asked […]
Mistrial declared in Beaufort County murder trial
HILTON HEAD ISLAND (AP) — A mistrial has been declared in the murder trial of a man charged with shooting a man at a Beaufort County boat landing two years ago. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported that Jerry Lamont Scantling was on trial in the death of 52-year Leonard Green in May of 2010.
Double jeopardy applied after solicitor ‘goaded’ mistrial, justices rule
man who was convicted of murder after two trials was barred from prosecution in the second trial under the Double Jeopardy Clause because of prosecutorial misconduct, the S.C. Supreme Court ruled. In a rare invocation of the clause, Jack Edward Earl Parker won reversal of his conviction by arguing that a prosecutor goaded defense counsel into moving for a mistrial during the first trial. A lawyer[...]
Criminal Practice – Constitutional – Double Jeopardy – Mistrial – Prosecutorial Misconduct
State v. Parker. Where the first trial judge ruled that prosecutorial misconduct goaded defendant into moving for a mistrial, the second trial judge erred when he denied defendant's motion to dismiss based . . .
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
Polls
Loading ...
SC Lawyers Weekly keeps you connected with the latest legal news, Daily Practice and Breaking
News alerts.
Sign-up for SC Lawyers Weekly Email Alerts
