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Supreme Court of South Carolina· 3/15/1999

State v. Cooper

Citations

  • 514 S.E.2d 584
  • 334 S.C. 540
  • 1999 S.C. LEXIS 61

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  • noting that counsel must request that the trial court investigate juror misconduct
  • holding the question of whether to grant or deny a mistrial is within the sound discretion of the trial court and its ruling will not be disturbed on appeal unless an abuse of discretion amounting to an error of law occurs
  • “A solicitor’s closing argument must be carefully tailored so it does not appeal to the personal biases of the jurors.”
  • there is generally no prejudice when the trial court’s hostile comments are made outside the jury’s presence
  • counsel must request trial court to investigate juror misconduct

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Judges: Toal, Finney, Moore, Waller, Burnett

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