Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2/8/1999

State v. Johnson

Citations

512 S.E.2d 795
334 S.C. 78
1999 S.C. LEXIS 29

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holding \the mere inadvertent mention of the offer to take a polygraph\ did not constitute reversible error
holding unless the accused is prejudiced, a curative instruction to disregard objectionable evidence is usually deemed to cure the error and admission of inadmissible testimony can be harmless error where the trial court properly admonished the jury to disregard the testimony
stating an appellant “must demonstrate more than error in order to qualify for reversal” and “the errors must adversely affect his right to a fair trial”
explaining the cumulative error doctrine applies when “a combination of errors that are insignificant by themselves have the effect of preventing a party from receiving a fair trial”
stating the cumulative error doctrine allows reversal when more than one error exists, and collectively, those errors prejudiced the defendant such that the outcome of the trial was affected
noting the cumulative error doctrine provides relief when a combination of errors, each of which may be considered insignificant by itself, has the collective effect of preventing a party from receiving a fair trial

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Judges: Burnett, Finney, Toal, Moore, Waller

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