Legal Opinion

Mangal v. State

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 19, 2017No. Appellate Case No. 2016-000610; Opinion No. 27726PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JUSTICE FEW:

Farid A. Mangal was convicted of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, lewd act upon a child, and incest. After his convictions were affirmed, Mangal filed this action for post-conviction relief (PCR). He argues trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to improper bolstering testimony. The PCR court refused to rule on the improper bolstering issue because the court found Mangal did not raise it in his PCR application or at the PCR hearing. The court of appeals reversed, finding the improper bolstering issue was raised to the PCR court. The court of appeals then proceeded to…

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  4. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Aice v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Brannon v. WilliamsDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2020
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  3. Derrick Miller v. StateCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2026
  4. Dominic A. Leggette v. StateCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2023
  5. Fortune v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2019

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