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Supreme Court of South Carolina· 3/13/1989

State v. Bailey

Citations

  • 377 S.E.2d 581
  • 298 S.C. 1
  • 1989 S.C. LEXIS 45

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that an issue is not preserved for review when a party argues one ground in the trial and then an alternative ground on appeal
  • holding that a party cannot raise one ground for directed verdict to the court below and another on appeal
  • holding that an issue is not preserved when a party argues one ground for a directed verdict at trial and then an alternative ground on appeal
  • holding that an insubstantial error not affecting the result of the trial is harmless where “guilt has been conclusively proven by competent evidence such that no other rational conclusion can be reached”
  • holding a party cannot argue one ground at trial and argue an alternative ground on appeal
  • holding a party cannot argue one ground at trial and then an alternative ground on appeal

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Judges: Toal, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Finney

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96 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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Other cases named State v. Bailey

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