Legal Opinion

State v. Blassingame

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided December 6, 1999No. 3085PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Judge:

Algin Blassingame was convicted of kidnapping, carjacking, and armed robbery. He was sentenced, respectively, to thirty years, fifteen years concurrent, and ten years consecutive. On appeal, Blassingame argues the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a knife and the victim’s pre-trial identification of him. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

John Scarborough and employees of his janitorial business were cleaning buildings on the night of June 3, 1997. As Scarborough drove from one job site to another late that evening, a man jumped in the passenger side of his truck…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. State v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
  2. State v. MansfieldCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
  3. State v. LylesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
  4. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2014
  5. State v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2009

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