Legal Opinion
State v. Goodwin
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 23, 2009No. 4571PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShort, J.
Kevin Dwayne Goodwin appeals his convictions and sentences for first-degree burglary and murder. Goodwin argues the trial court erred in admitting his statements into evidence and denying his mistrial motion. We affirm.
FACTS
On June 7, 2004, Dr. Joseph Dillard’s residence was burglarized. Sometime during the burglary, Dillard returned home, surprised the intruder, and was fatally shot. During a search of Dillard’s home, a cigar butt containing DNA evidence was found near the point of entry, which was a broken window in the back of the house.
Five days later, Officer Derwood Joseph Barton, Jr.…
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- Dickerson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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