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State v. Whipple

Citations

  • 476 S.E.2d 683
  • 324 S.C. 43
  • 1996 S.C. LEXIS 114

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upholding a reasonable doubt charge where trial court repeatedly stated that a reasonable doubt was a doubt for which you could give a reason
  • affirming death sentence where defendant stabbed victim multiple times, beat her with a lamp and an iron, strangled her with a lamp cord, stuck a dish towel in her mouth, and sexually assaulted her
  • affirming death sentence where defendant stabbed victim multiple times, beat her with a lamp and an iron, strangled her with a lamp cord, stuck a dish towel in her mouth, and sexually assaulted her
  • a party may not argue one ground at trial and an alternate ground on appeal
  • prison disciplinary records admissible under Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act, S.C.Code Ann. § 19-5-510 (1985)
  • prison disciplinary records admissible under Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act, S.C.Code Ann. § 19-5-510 (1985)

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Judges: Waller, Toal, Moore, Burnett, Finney

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