State v. Heyward
Citations
- 828 S.E.2d 592
- 426 S.C. 630
Syllabus
We hold the trial court erred by finding Heyward's counsel had opened the door to testimony that he had previously committed acts of domestic violence. Because the error was preserved and prejudicial, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
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- requiring a proportional response confined to the topics on which the door has been opened
- \Testimony in response must be 'proportional and confined to the topics to which counsel ha[s] opened the door.'\ (quoting Bowman v. State, 422 S.C. 19, 42, 809 S.E.2d 232, 244 (2018))
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Judges: Hearn
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Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. ByersSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2011-05-23· cited 101×
- State v. CollinsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2014-08-20· cited 79×
- State v. PageCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2008-04-03· cited 36×
- State v. YoungCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2005-05-02· cited 16×
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2008-05-19· cited 15×
- Bowman v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2018-01-10· cited 15×
- State v. HeywardCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2018-02-14· cited 2×
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