Supreme Court of South Carolina· 10/15/1985
State v. Mitchell
Citations
- 336 S.E.2d 150
- 286 S.C. 572
- 1985 S.C. LEXIS 491
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that error is harmless when it could not reasonably have affected the result of the trial
- stating that an error is harmless when it could not reasonably have affected the result of the trial
- holding improper admission of hearsay evidence is reversible error only when the admission causes prejudice
- holding the improper admission of evidence is reversible error only when the admission causes prejudice
- holding the admission of hearsay testimony was harmless error in light of the abundant evidence in the record from which the jury could find the defendant guilty
- holding whether an error is harmless depends on the circumstances of the case, but it is harmless where it could not reasonably have changed the outcome of the trial
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Judges: Ness, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Finney
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77 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2005-02-22· cited 88×
- State v. CollinsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2014-08-20· cited 79×
- State v. ReevesSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1990-03-19· cited 75×
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-11-23· cited 71×
- State v. PriceSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-04-17· cited 63×
- McKissick v. J.F. Cleckley & Co.Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1996-11-25· cited 63×
- State v. SherardSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-01-07· cited 61×
- State v. ChavisSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2015-02-04· cited 60×
- State v. LylesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2008-06-06· cited 58×
- State v. MartucciCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2008-09-24· cited 54×
- State v. CommanderSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2011-10-31· cited 51×
- State v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2003-01-06· cited 47×
- State v. BryantSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-07-17· cited 46×
- Judy v. JudyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2009-07-21· cited 41×
- State v. NorthcuttSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2007-02-20· cited 38×
- State v. PageCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2008-04-03· cited 36×
- State v. LadnerSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2007-04-23· cited 36×
- State v. MercerSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2009-01-12· cited 36×
- State v. WattsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1996-02-05· cited 34×
- State v. GillianCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2004-06-28· cited 34×
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