Supreme Court of South Carolina· 10/12/2009

State v. Belcher

Citations

685 S.E.2d 802
385 S.C. 597
2009 S.C. LEXIS 503

How courts have described this case

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

recognizing that erroneous jury instructions are subject to a harmless error analysis
holding Belcher applies to \all cases which are pending on direct review or not yet final where the issue is preserved\
holding Belcher applies to “all cases which are pending on direct review or not yet final where the issue is preserved”
holding new rule of law regarding a jury charge would apply to \all cases which are pending on direct review or not yet final where the issue is preserved\
requiring limitations to a jury charge allowing malice to be inferred from use of a deadly weapon
stating open in full practice altered with replacement of Circuit Court Rule 59 by Rule 58

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Judges: Kittredge, Toal, Waller, Pleicones, Beatty

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