Legal Opinion
Beckham v. Sun News
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 5, 1986No. 22542PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ness, Chief Justice:
The Sun News appeals a jury verdict against it in a libel action brought by respondent Beckham. We reverse.
Beckham was an undercover police officer with the Horry County Police Department. He and his supervisor Mike Foreman participated in a stake-out at a location where marijuana was believed to be stored. In order to obtain a search warrant, both men executed affidavits detailing facts which Beckham later said were false. At a subsequent preliminary hearing, Foreman gave false testimony, but Beck-ham refused to testify. Beckham immediately advised his superiors of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Colson v. StiegIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
- Herring v. Lawrence Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
- News Publishing Co. v. DeBerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- FLEMINGN v. RoseCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
- Anderson v. the Augusta ChronicleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
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