Smalls v. South Carolina

Docket Number27764
Decision Date07 February 2018

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85 cases
  • Owens v. Stirling
    • United States
    • South Carolina Supreme Court
    • August 16, 2024
    ...are entitled to deference if this Court concludes there is evidence in the record to support them. See generally Smalls v. State, 422 S.C. 174, 180, 810 S.E.2d 836, 839 (2018) (clarifying, in a civil action for postconviction relief, that this Court defers to the circuit court’s "findings o......
  • Fortune v. State
    • United States
    • South Carolina Supreme Court
    • December 4, 2019
    ...and other evidence is strong proof for the State, we disagree the evidence against Fortune was overwhelming. See Smalls v. State , 422 S.C. 174, 191, 810 S.E.2d 836, 845 (2018) (stating in the context of an ineffective assistance claim, "for the evidence to be ‘overwhelming’ such that it ca......
  • State v. Washington
    • United States
    • South Carolina Court of Appeals
    • August 8, 2018
    ...is no indication the trial court prohibited defense counsel from stating his arguments on the record. See Smalls v. State , 422 S.C. 174, 182 n.3, 810 S.E.2d 836, 840 n.3 (2018) ("When a conference takes place off the record, it is trial counsel's duty to put the substance of the discussion......
  • Pantovich v. State
    • United States
    • South Carolina Supreme Court
    • August 7, 2019
    ...OF REVIEW This Court affords deference to a PCR court's findings of fact, but reviews questions of law de novo. Smalls v. State , 422 S.C. 174, 180, 810 S.E.2d 836, 839 (2018). We will reverse if the PCR court's ruling is controlled by an error of law. Jordan v. State , 406 S.C. 443, 448, 7......
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11 books & journal articles
  • Rule 608. Evidence of Character, Conduct and Bias of Witness
    • United States
    • South Carolina Evidence Annotated (SCBar) (2021 Ed.) Chapter 1 South Carolina Rules of Evidence Article VI. Witnesses
    • Invalid date
    ...560a). "Rule 608(c) [of the South Carolina Rules of Evidence] 'preserves [this longstanding] South Carolina precedent.'" Smalls v. State, 422 S.C. 174, 182-83, 810 S.E.2d 836, 840 (2018), reh'g denied (Mar. 29, 2018). 608(a) Alcoholism "[E]vidence of the victim's alcoholism is not admissibl......
  • Rule 608. Evidence of Character, Conduct and Bias of Witness
    • United States
    • South Carolina Evidence Annotated (SCBar) Chapter 1 - South carolina rules of evidence Article VI. WITNESSES
    • Invalid date
    ...560a). "Rule 608(c) [of the South Carolina Rules of Evidence] 'preserves [this longstanding] South Carolina precedent.'" Smalls v. State, 422 S.C. 174, 182-83, 810 S.E.2d 836, 840 (2018), reh'g denied (Mar. 29, 2018). 608(a) Alcoholism "[E]vidence of the victim's alcoholism is not admissibl......
  • Rule 608. Evidence of Character, Conduct and Bias of Witness
    • United States
    • South Carolina Evidence Annotated (SCBar) (2020 Ed.) Chapter 1 South Carolina Rules of Evidence Article VI. Witnesses
    • Invalid date
    ...560a). "Rule 608(c) [of the South Carolina Rules of Evidence] 'preserves [this longstanding] South Carolina precedent.'" Smalls v. State, 422 S.C. 174, 182-83, 810 S.E.2d 836, 840 (2018), reh'g denied (Mar. 29, 2018). 608(a) Alcoholism "[E]vidence of the victim's alcoholism is not admissibl......
  • Rule 608. Evidence of Character, Conduct and Bias of Witness
    • United States
    • South Carolina Evidence Annotated (SCBar) (2019 Ed.) Chapter 1 South Carolina Rules of Evidence Article VI. Witnesses
    • Invalid date
    ...560a). "Rule 608(c) [of the South Carolina Rules of Evidence] 'preserves [this longstanding] South Carolina precedent.'" Smalls v. State, 422 S.C. 174, 182-83, 810 S.E.2d 836, 840 (2018), reh'g denied (Mar. 29, 2018). 608(a) Alcoholism "[E]vidence of the victim's alcoholism is not admissibl......
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