Supreme Court of South Carolina· 6/9/1986

State v. Patrick

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345 S.E.2d 481
289 S.C. 301

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holding an autopsy photograph was \not substantially necessary\ and was \highly prejudicial\ because it showed the victim lying on an autopsy table with a \considerable amount of blood\ and without any depiction of the crime scene or post-mortem abuse
holding an autopsy photograph was \not substantially necessary\ and was \highly prejudicial\ because it showed the victim lying on an autopsy table with a \considerable amount of blood\ and without any depiction of the crime scene or post-mortem abuse
wherein our Supreme Court noted that jury instructions creating a burden-shifting presumption are unconstitutional and admonished trial judges that it is best to never use words such as “rebuttable” in any jury charge
autopsy photographs with considerable blood and no material purpose
autopsy photographs with considerable blood and no material purpose
capital defendant has no burden of proof

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