Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided December 6, 1999No. 3087PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, Judge:
A jury convicted Kevin Smith and Sheldon Crawford of numerous offenses stemming from a riot at the Broad River Correctional Institution. Both appeal, arguing the trial court erred in refusing to replace a juror who appeared to be sleeping during their trial. We affirm.
FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On the morning of April 17, 1995, Willie Leggins, a yard officer at the Broad River Correctional Institution, received a radio report of an escapee from the Monticello deadlock unit. Seeing an inmate run from the unit to the cafeteria, Leggins called for help and pursued. While Leggins…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. BradfordCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. HughesWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- People v. DeSantisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- United States v. Edwin Thomas BarrettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- State v. CovingtonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
- State v. BellCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
- State v. CarmackCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2010
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