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State Procedures for Determining Intellectual Disabilities in Death Penalty Cases Must Follow Established Medical Practice

June 3rd, 2014
In 2002, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, (2002), holding it violates the Eighth Amendment to execute a person with intellectual disabilities, also know as mental retardation. Last week, the Supreme Cou… Read More
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Tags: Death Penalty, Eighth Amendment, Expert Witnesses, Homicide, Intellectual Disabilities, Manslaughter, Murder

Supreme Court Watch: 2013 Year in Review

January 2nd, 2014
2013 was a major year in criminal law for the South Carolina Supreme Court. Interviews in Child Sexual Abuse Cases – In January 2013, our Supreme Court decided State v. Kromah, hopefully putting to rest prosecution attempts to improperly bolster ch… Read More
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Tags: Assault & Battery, Castle Doctrine, Child Abuse, Circumstantial Evidence, Criminal Sexual Conduct, Death Penalty, Directed Verdict, ex post facto, General Sessions Docket Management, Homicide, Jury Instructions, Lewd Act, Murder, Post Conviction Relief (PCR), Protection of Persons and Property Act, Satellite Monitoring, SC Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, SC Public Defender Association, SC Supreme Court Watch, State v. Langford, Waiver Doctrine, Year in Review