Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 6/23/2009

State v. Goodwin

Citations

683 S.E.2d 500
384 S.C. 588
2009 S.C. App. LEXIS 276

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stating that for an issue to be raised for appellate review, it must have been raised and ruled on by the lower court
holding an alleged error in the State's closing argument was cured by the trial court's extensive jury charge on the State's burden
concluding the State's comment during closing argument \was not so grievous that its alleged prejudicial effect could not be removed in any other way\ and did not so infect \the trial with unfairness as to make [the defendant's] conviction a denial of due process\
\An abuse of discretion occurs when the conclusions of the trial court either lack evidentiary support or are controlled by an error of law.\
\The test of voluntariness [of a statement] is whether a defendant's will was overborne by the circumstances surrounding the giving of a confession.\
\A trial court is allowed broad discretion in dealing with the range and propriety of closing argument to the jury.\

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Judges: Short, Thomas, Geathers

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