Supreme Court of South Carolina· 7/6/2000
State v. Day
Citations
- 535 S.E.2d 431
- 341 S.C. 410
- 2000 S.C. LEXIS 160
How courts have described this case
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- holding self-defense is established where the evidence shows the defendant (1) the defendant was without fault in bringing on the difficulty, (2
- holding the use of the nickname Outlaw was used repeatedly by the solicitor for no other reason than to attack the defendants character
- holding it was reversible error for the solicitor to repeatedly refer to the defendant by his nickname, Outlaw, during her closing argument to paint a picture of the defendant as someone who was proud of breaking the law
- “If there is any evidence in the record from which it could reasonably be inferred that the defendant acted in self-defense, the defendant is entitled to instructions on the defense, and the trial judge’s refusal to do so is reversible error.”
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Judges: Toal, Waller, Burnett, Pleicones, Kinard
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Fortini v. MurphyFirst Circuit· 2001-07-27· cited 150×
- State v. SantiagoCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2006-06-19· cited 49×
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2001-01-24· cited 41×
- State v. DouglasCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2014-12-23· cited 38×
- State v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2009-06-03· cited 30×
- State v. MarinSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2016-03-23· cited 30×
- State v. RyeSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2007-09-10· cited 23×
- State v. CherryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2001-11-13· cited 13×
- Randall v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2004-01-12· cited 13×
- State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2012-10-24· cited 13×
- State v. SlaterCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-08-09· cited 6×
- State v. OttsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2018-06-27· cited 6×
- State v. McCrayCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2015-06-24· cited 6×
- State v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2018-10-17· cited 4×
- State v. MeklerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2005-12-15· cited 3×
- State v. CherryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2001-02-12· cited 3×
- State v. LockamyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2006-06-12· cited 2×
- State v. Cheever - (Supreme Court of Kansas· 2017-07-20
- State v. John Christopher HartCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2022-03-02
- State v. MeklerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2005-10-31
Cites
11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court· 1974-05-13· cited 3,922×
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-05-20· cited 352×
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1984-06-18· cited 97×
- State v. FullerSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1989-03-06· cited 48×
- State v. GoodsonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1994-01-17· cited 46×
- State v. BryantSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-08-16· cited 39×
- State v. HawkinsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1987-05-26· cited 26×
- Stevenson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas· 1998-06-10· cited 23×
- State v. MullerSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1984-05-25· cited 12×
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1996-03-04· cited 11×
- State v. TubbsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-01-04· cited 5×
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