Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 5/13/2002

State v. Jarrell

Citations

564 S.E.2d 362
350 S.C. 90
2002 S.C. App. LEXIS 69

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upholding the admission of graphic autopsy photographs in homicide by child abuse ease because they corroborated testimony and demonstrated the extent of the injuries
finding extreme indifference where a mother left her child at her residence knowing he would be killed
upholding the admission of graphic autopsy photographs because they corroborated testimony and demonstrated the extent of the injuries
stating a parent has a duty to serve his or her child’s best interests
stating “indifference in the context of criminal statutes [is] the conscious act of disregarding a risk which a person’s conduct has created” and finding the defendant’s deliberate act “created a grave risk of death to her child, evidencing her extreme indifference to his life”
\Extreme indifference is in the nature of a culpable mental state and therefore is akin to intent.\ (ellipsis and quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Hearn, Connor, Shuler

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