Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 6/17/2009

State v. Simmons

Citations

682 S.E.2d 19
384 S.C. 145
2009 S.C. App. LEXIS 261

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holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in giving greater weight to the police's testimony as to the voluntariness of the defendant's statement when the defendant's testimony was in direct conflict
holding a defendant failed to timely object to a witness's statement referencing him as \the defendant\ because he objected only after the witness finished testifying
holding a solicitor's comment that if a defendant cooperated, \it would be considered at sentencing\ was not a promise of leniency
finding that an appellate court \must consider the circuit court's jury charge as a whole in light of the evidence and issues presented at trial\ when reviewing jury charges for error
holding appellate courts must consider the trial court's jury charge as a whole
holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting a witness to testify because it found the statements made by the other witness could not have influenced his subsequent testimony

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Judges: Geathers, Short, Thomas

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