Legal Opinion
State v. Saltz
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 6, 2001No. 25337PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, Justice:
Michael Saltz (appellant) appeals his conviction for murder. We reverse.
FACTS
Appellant was convicted of the murder of twelve-year-old Joseph Barefoot. Joseph disappeared on Sunday, May 25, 1997. As part of an extensive search for the missing boy, fliers were distributed throughout the community. The fliers described Joseph and indicated he was last seen in a white Chevy truck with a white male, aged fifteen to nineteen, named Mikey. It was inaccurate to state Joseph was “last seen” in the described truck. Two different witnesses described speaking to Joseph on Sunday…
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