· 10/8/2014
State v. Coaxum
Citations
- 410 S.C. 320
- 764 S.E.2d 242
- 2014 S.C. LEXIS 449
How courts have described this case
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- holding when there is an unintentional nondisclosure by a juror, the trial court must \consider how material the information would have been to the parties in exercising their peremptory challenges\
- finding because the jury was indisputably impartial after the juror's removal, the defendant did not meet his burden for receiving a new trial
- finding because the jury was indisputably impartial after the juror's removal, the defendant did not meet his burden for receiving a new trial
- finding when the trial court removed a juror at the State's request after an unintentional nondisclosure, the defendant had to \show a prejudicial abuse of discretion\ to receive a new trial (emphasis added)
- finding when the trial court removed a juror at the State's request after an unintentional nondisclosure, the defendant had to \show a prejudicial abuse of discretion\ to receive a new trial (emphasis added)
- party claiming unintentional concealment must prove prejudice by showing potential bias and materiality to strike decision
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Judges: Toal, Pleicones, Kittredge, Hearn, Moore
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