Supreme Court of South Carolina· 11/10/1980

State v. Grant

Citations

272 S.E.2d 169
275 S.C. 404
1980 S.C. LEXIS 478

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holding that flight instructions are either an unnecessary “sanction [of] the use of circumstantial evidence” or improper comment that “placets] undue emphasis upon that evidence”
holding that it is improper for the trial judge to instruct the jury on the law of flight
stating that while a jury charge on flight as evidence of guilt is improper, admission of evidence and argument by counsel concerning it are allowed
stating that while a jury charge on flight as evidence of guilt is improper, admission of evidence and argument by counsel concerning it are allowed
stating that while a jury charge on flight as evidence of guilt is improper, admission of evidence and argument by counsel concerning it are allowed
holding trial courts may not charge a jury on a defendant's flight because doing so places undue emphasis on circumstantial evidence

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Judges: Littlejohn, Lewis, Gregory, Harwell, Ness

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