Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 7/1/2020

State v. Bell

Syllabus

Jermaine Bell appeals his conviction of murder, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Bell argues the circuit court erred in allowing the decedent's husband and daughter to testify regarding statements purportedly made by the decedent indicating that she believed Bell was stealing from her. We reverse.

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Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

State v. Dunbar
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2003-10-13· cited 513×
State v. Wilson
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2001-04-23· cited 334×
State v. Pagan
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-06-19· cited 319×
State v. Baccus
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-01-09· cited 298×
State v. Weston
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-01-17· cited 263×
Staubes v. City of Folly Beach
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2000-03-20· cited 172×
State v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1985-10-15· cited 141×
State v. Patterson
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-02-28· cited 98×
Smalls v. State
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2018-02-07· cited 93×
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2005-02-22· cited 88×
State v. Kelley
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1995-07-24· cited 60×
State v. Key
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1971-04-29· cited 53×
State v. King
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-03-08· cited 49×
State v. Sweat
Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-12-06· cited 48×
State v. Thompson
Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2003-01-06· cited 47×
State v. Tapp
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2012-06-06· cited 45×
State v. Goodwin
Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2009-06-23· cited 37×
State v. Wharton
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2009-02-02· cited 36×
State v. Cutro
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-08-31· cited 35×
State v. Fletcher
Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2008-08-04· cited 33×

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