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State v. Duncan

Citations

  • 238 S.E.2d 205
  • 269 S.C. 510
  • 1977 S.C. LEXIS 329

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  • noting that the state constitution does not require magistrates be attorneys and any such requirement would have to come from the legislature
  • The due process rights of the defendant are not violated by a non-lawyer magistrate presiding over the defendant’s trial even if the defendant is not automatically entitled to a jury trial de novo on appeal
  • The due process rights of the defendant are not violated by a non-lawyer magistrate presiding over the defendant's trial even if the defendant is not automatically entitled to a jury trial de novo on appeal

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Judges: Gregory, Lewis, Littlejohn, Ness, Rhodes

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