Supreme Court of South Carolina· 11/13/1989

State v. Childs

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385 S.E.2d 839
299 S.C. 471
1989 S.C. LEXIS 188

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holding where there is conflicting evidence about the voluntariness of a confession, the trial court must make a finding of fact as to the statements admissibility
qualifying a bloodhound handler as an expert witness based on the handler’s experience and the scent dog’s ability and reliability
affirming the circuit court's refusal of the appellant's request for background information compiled by the State regarding prospective jurors in his case \[b]ecause there is no statute or court rule requiring a disclosure of this information\
no right to discovery of criminal records of potential jurors absent statute or court rules requiring such disclosure
no right to discovery of criminal records of potential jurors absent statute or courtrules requiring such disclosure
no right to discovery of criminal records of potential jurors absent statute or court rules requiring such disclosure

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Judges: Harwell, Gregory, Chandler, Finney, Toal

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