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Involuntary Manslaughter: Can an Intentional Act be an Unintentional Homicide?
February 20th, 2014
On January 29, 2014, the South Carolina Court of Appeals decided Sullivan v. State, holding, “Because there was no evidence Sullivan fired a gun unintentionally, he was not entitled to a jury charge on involuntary manslaughter.” Sullivan, in a po…
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SC Supreme Court Watch: Update on the “Protection of Persons and Property Act”
February 17th, 2014
A prior SC Supreme Court Watch: The “Protection of Persons and Property Act” pointed out that our Supreme Court heard oral arguments in June 2013 in two cases that could further interpret a citizen’s rights under the statute. Both cases were be…
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Homicide by Child Abuse: Reconciling Recent Court Opinions
February 12th, 2014
On December 11, 2013, the South Carolina Supreme Court decided State v. Hepburn, holding “the State did not present substantial circumstantial evidence sufficient to warrant the denial of [Ashley Hepburn’s] mid-trial directed verdict motion.” T…
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SC Supreme Court Watch: The “Protection of Persons and Property Act”
August 12th, 2013
In 2006, the General Assembly enacted the “Protection of Persons and Property Act” (SC Code Sections 16-11-410 to 450) “to codify the common law Castle Doctrine which recognizes that a person’s home is his castle and to extend the doctrin…
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