State v. Bennett
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal
This is an appeal from a capital sentencing proceeding. Appellant contends the trial court committed three errors warranting reversal. First, the trial court refused to allow' defense .counsel to ask jurors whether they would “stick with their vote or go with the majority” during voir dire. Second, the trial court determined that certain testimony and evidence about a prior offense was not inadmissible “victim impact” evidence. Third, the trial court ruled that remarks made by the Solicitor .did not unfairly inject racial issues into the trial. We affirm.
Factual/Procedural Background
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- Dawson v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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