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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…
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SC Supreme Court Watch: New Information on Implementing State v. Langford
August 22nd, 2013
On Thursday, August 22, 2013, South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal made her annual presentation to the 2013 Judicial Conference. In her presentation, the Chief Justice announced, “The [Supreme] Court is examining a system for di…
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SC Supreme Court Watch: Charles Grose Quoted in SC Lawyers Weekly Article Regarding Implementation of State v. Langford
July 22nd, 2013
On July 12, 2013, South Carolina Lawyers Weekly published an article by Phillip Bantz entitled “Defense Bar Stunned to Find Docket-Control Committee Already at Work.” Charles Grose was interviewed and quoted in the article: E. Charles Gro…
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SC Supreme Court Watch: More News Regarding the Implementation of State v. Langford
July 21st, 2013
There are new developments in the state constitutional crisis surrounding the implementation of State v. Langford, the landmark case that ended Solicitor Docket Control in South Carolina. On July 20, 2013, the Orangeburg Times & Democrat publishe…
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SC Supreme Court Watch: Update on Implementation of State v. Langford
July 3rd, 2013
New concerns arose today about the implementation of State v. Langford, the landmark case that ended solicitor docket control in South Carolina. These concerns center around whether the Judiciary’s historical deference to Solicitors will actual…
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Constitutional Crisis: General Sessions Court Docket Management
June 12th, 2013
In State v. Langford, decided on November 21, 2012, the South Carolina Supreme Court recognized control of the docket to be a “matter of significant public interest.” The Court “agree[d] with the Public Defender Association,” appearing as ami…
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