State v. Robinson
Citations
- 828 S.E.2d 203
- 426 S.C. 579
Syllabus
The Court affirms the court of appeals as modified, holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in evaluating the Colf factors as it did and in concluding Robinson's prior convictions were admissible under Rule 609(a)(1) of the South Carolina Rules of Evidence.
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by weighing the similarity factor in favor of admission because robbery \involve[s] different conduct than burglary\
- \The purpose of the impeachment is not to show the witness is a bad person but rather to show background facts which impact the witness's credibility.\
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5 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Wilton Q. Greene v. StateCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2023-06-07
- State v. Rodney J. FurtickCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2023-11-01
- State v. BrewtonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2024-01-31
- State v. Daquan J. CrummeyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2024-05-01
- State v. GleatonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2024-08-07
Cites
22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. DunbarSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2003-10-13· cited 513×
- State v. BaccusSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-01-09· cited 298×
- State v. SwansonSupreme Court of Minnesota· 2006-01-10· cited 131×
- State v. BlackSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2012-10-03· cited 110×
- United States v. Akeem CaldwellThird Circuit· 2014-07-24· cited 108×
- State v. DouglasSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-06-19· cited 102×
- State v. ColfSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2000-01-04· cited 78×
- United States v. Esau Jackson, United States of America v. Clarence Gene Scroggins, United States of America v. William Franklin DancyEighth Circuit· 1983-04-04· cited 73×
- Albert B. Brooke v. United StatesD.C. Circuit· 1967-05-23· cited 67×
- State v. BryantSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-07-17· cited 46×
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-08-21· cited 38×
- State v. Al-AminCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2003-03-03· cited 37×
- Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia· 2007-03-27· cited 31×
- Green v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2000-01-24· cited 31×
- State v. ScrivenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2000-03-13· cited 28×
- State v. RosemondSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2003-11-24· cited 23×
- State v. BoheNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 1989-10-24· cited 23×
- State v. RiveraSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2013-02-13· cited 23×
- State v. DunlapCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2001-07-02· cited 22×
- Jordan v. StateMississippi Supreme Court· 1991-12-31· cited 14×
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