Legal Opinion
State v. Cabrera-Pena
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 8, 2004No. 25893PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Acting Justice MACAULAY.
The Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in State v. Cabrera-Pena, 350 S.C. 517, 567 S.E.2d 472 (Ct.App.2002). We affirm in result.
FACTS
On June 30, 1999, Reyes Cabrera-Pena (Cabrera-Pena) went to an Applebee’s restaurant in Spartanburg where his estranged wife Alma was dining with three of her friends and the couples’ two-year-old daughter, Melissa. According to the only direct evidence, the testimony of Alma’s friends, Cabrera-Pena and Alma went outside and argued briefly; Cabrera-Pena then left.
After he left the restaurant,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Arnold v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- United States v. Roger E. HaddadCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- State v. BurrissSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
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