Supreme Court of South Carolina· 8/14/2000

State v. Cooley

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536 S.E.2d 666
342 S.C. 63
2000 S.C. LEXIS 184

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holding the trial judge erred when he issued a voluntary manslaughter charge because the record contained no evidence supporting a finding of sufficient legal provocation
holding the trial judge erred when he issued a voluntary manslaughter charge because the record contained no evidence supporting a finding of sufficient legal provocation
although evidence is relevant, it should be excluded where danger of unfair prejudice substantially outweighs its probative value
although evidence is relevant, it should be excluded where danger of unfair prejudice substantially outweighs its probative value
although evidence is relevant, it should be excluded where danger of unfair prejudice substantially outweighs its probative value
\[A] sudden confession of adultery by a wife . . . has sometimes been held to constitute a provocation[.]\

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Judges: Toal, Moore, Waller, Burnett, Pleicones

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