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Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1/6/2003

State v. Thompson

Citations

  • 575 S.E.2d 77
  • 352 S.C. 552
  • 2003 S.C. App. LEXIS 6

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  • holding a vague reference to a defendant's prior criminal record was insufficient to justify a mistrial when the State made no attempt to introduce evidence that the defendant was convicted of other crimes
  • finding no prejudice in a reference to warrants against the defendant because \it would be reasonable to assume the jury inferred that the warrants related to the charged offenses\
  • finding an isolated reference to arrest warrants too vague to constitute reversible error
  • finding testimony about a bystander's statement to the police was not hearsay because it was not offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted but rather to explain the officer's reason for going to the defendant's home
  • finding a deputy's testimony that the defendant \had warrants\ was not reversible error because the jury could have reasonably concluded the reference to warrants related to the crimes for which the defendant was on trial, instead of some prior criminal record
  • finding testimony concerning a statement from a bystander to the police was not hearsay because it was not offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted but rather to explain and outline the investigation and the officer’s reason for going to the defendant’s home

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Judges: Anderson, Hearn, Cureton

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