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State v. Johnson

Citations

  • 410 S.E.2d 547
  • 306 S.C. 119
  • 1991 S.C. LEXIS 207

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that courts have affirmed convictions where the trial court did not use “moral certainty” language in conjunction with “substantial” or “grave” doubt in defining reasonable doubt
  • finding harmless error when trial judge erred in admitting prior bad act evidence where the testimony was minimal
  • affirming convictions where trial court did not use “moral certainty” language in conjunction with “substantial” or “grave” doubt in defining reasonable doubt, although those terms also are disfavored
  • referring to this testimony as \the admission of guilt Johnson made\

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Judges: Toal, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Finney

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