Supreme Court of South Carolina· 4/28/1997

State v. Hornsby

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484 S.E.2d 869
326 S.C. 121
1997 S.C. LEXIS 88

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holding an issue not argued in the brief is deemed abandoned and precludes consideration on appeal
holding an issue not argued in the brief is deemed abandoned and precludes consideration on appeal
noting that a finding of GBMI “does not absolve a defendant of guilt”
indicating that a guilty-but-mentally-ill statute \simply recognizes the continuum in the law regarding mental illness and provides a guide for a jury when considering whether a defendant is not guilty; not guilty by reason of insanity ...; guilty but mentally ill ...; or guilty\
to meet the requirements of due process, a challenged act must be reasonably designed to accomplish its purposes, unless some fundamental right or suspect class is involved
“A denial of due process occurs when a defendant in a criminal trial is denied the fundamental fairness essential to the concept of justice.”

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Judges: Burnett, Finney, Toal, Moore, Waller

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