Legal Opinion
State v. Evans
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 9, 2003No. 25661PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIEF JUSTICE TOAL:
Florence Evans (“Evans”) was granted certiorari from the Court of Appeals’ decision reversing trial court’s suppression of Evans’ statement and remanding this case to the trial court with direction that the trial court make a more definite ruling as to whether the arresting officers violated petitioner’s Miranda 1 rights. Evans was charged with three counts of murder after her three children died in a mobile home fire.
Factual/Procedural Background
On the morning of March 4, 1994, Evans’ mobile home caught fire and burned to the ground, killing her three children. SLED arson…
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- State v. EaslerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
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