Legal Opinion
State v. Osborne
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided February 20, 1996No. 2466PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Elmer Osborne was convicted in magistrate’s court of driving under the influence (DUI). He appealed, and the circuit court reversed, finding the State obtained the conviction solely on Osborne’s confession without corroboration by proof aliunde of the corpus delicti. The State appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
Trooper J.M. Bagwell testified that at about 11:17 p.m. on November 24, 1991, he arrived at the scene of a one-car accident. The car had apparently left the roadway, hit a speed limit sign, and was abandoned. Bagwell could not find anyone around the vehicle. He found the hood of the car warm to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. EpesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1946
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- State v. MorganSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1984
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. OsborneSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- State v. ColoradoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- City of Easley v. PortmanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
- State v. McCombsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
- State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
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