· 9/25/2013
In re Chaplin
Citations
- 405 S.C. 605
- 748 S.E.2d 791
- 2013 WL 5350918
- 2013 S.C. LEXIS 244
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the admission of a confession, assuming it was improper, was a nonstructural error
- explaining that the erroneous admission of a confession is a nonstructural, constitutional defect that is subject to harmless-error analysis
- explaining that the erroneous admission of a confession is a nonstructural, constitutional defect that is subject to harmless-error analysis
- “Ordinarily the request for a Walker hearing would preserve only arguments regarding the voluntariness of a confession.”
- a defendant preserves for appeal a challenge to the voluntariness of a confession by requesting a Walker hearing
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