Supreme Court of South Carolina· 12/20/2017

State v. Cottrell

Citations

421 S.C. 622
809 S.E.2d 423

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explaining this court will not reverse the trial court's decision regarding a jury charge unless there is an abuse of discretion
observing that the trial judge “acted within his discretion and determined that the jury had not yet reached a deadlock” where the jury deliberated for two hours and then sent a note simply disclosing its vote tally and asking, “What is the next step?”
finding a death sentence proportional where the defendant murdered a police officer
\A trial court is required to charge the current and correct law in South Carolina.\
\An appellate court will only reverse a trial court's decision regarding a jury charge if there is an abuse of discretion.\
\A trial court is required to charge the current and correct law in South Carolina.\

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Judges: Hearn, Beatty, Kittredge, James, Few

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