Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1/7/1991
State v. Brown
Citations
- 399 S.E.2d 593
- 303 S.C. 169
- 1991 S.C. LEXIS 4
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding sentence of 25 years without parole upon conviction of trafficking in cocaine was not cruel and unusual punishment
- “We reject the State’s argument that inquiry into the punishment was properly excluded because it would have allowed the jury to learn of [defendant's own potential sentence if convicted.”
- \The limitation of cross-examination is reversible error if the defendant establishes he was unfairly prejudiced.\
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Judges: Gregory, Harwell, Finney, Toal, Littlejohn
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Smalls v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2018-02-07· cited 93×
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1994-06-20· cited 79×
- State v. MizzellSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2002-04-29· cited 62×
- State v. SherardSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-01-07· cited 61×
- State v. GrahamSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1994-06-06· cited 39×
- State v. GillianCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-06-28· cited 34×
- State v. GracelySupreme Court of South Carolina· 2012-08-29· cited 28×
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1994-06-13· cited 19×
- State v. PradubsriCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2013-05-01· cited 16×
- State v. CurryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2006-10-09· cited 12×
- State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2008-10-22· cited 7×
- State v. WhitnerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2008-09-24· cited 6×
- State v. WhatleyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2014-03-19· cited 3×
- State v. Michael A. Jackson (082735) (Union County & Statewide)Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2020-07-02
- State v. DeanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2019-05-08
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court· 1974-02-27· cited 5,953×
- State v. McFarlaneSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1983-08-16· cited 31×
- State v. MoralesArizona Supreme Court· 1978-10-30· cited 31×
- State v. HessSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1983-03-15· cited 24×
- State v. CollinsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1959-06-26· cited 20×
- State v. De La CruzSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1990-06-18· cited 13×
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