Legal Opinion
State v. Hepburn
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 11, 2013No. Appellate Case No. 2011-190695; No. 27336PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal
Ashley N. Hepburn (Appellant) appeals her conviction for homicide by child abuse. We reverse the circuit court’s denial of Appellant’s mid-trial motion for a directed verdict.
Facts/Procedural Background
On the evening of October 13, 2009, sixteen-month-old Audrina Hepburn (the victim) became unresponsive and was admitted to the hospital in Greenwood, South Carolina. She eventually died in a Greenville hospital on October 17, 2009. No one, including Appellant, disputes that the victim died from child abuse. There were only two people who could have killed the victim, either Appellant or her…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Futch v. McAllister Towing of Georgetown, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Dyer v. MacDougallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Earl R. Cephus v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- United States v. John W. Sliker, John Carbone, and Theodore Buchwald, A/K/A "Bucky," DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Charles Robert WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
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