Legal Opinion

State v. Capps

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 24, 1981No. 21396PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ness, Justice.

Appellant David Brian Capps appeals from the order denying his motion to quash the indictments and his -conviction for assault and battery with intent to kill and criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. We affirm.

The sole issue is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to quash all indictments because the assistant solicitor participated as a witness before the grand jury. We hold it did not.

In Ex Parte McLeod, In Re: Investigation in Charleston Magistrate’s Court, 272 S. C. 373, 252 S. E. (2d) 126 (1979), this Court, in adhering to the rule that grand…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1974
  4. State v. BramlettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
  5. Ex Parte McLeodSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. DawkinsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
  2. Collins Entertainment, Inc. v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
  3. State v. MosesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2010
  4. State v. WhittedSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
  5. Brooks v. South Carolina Commission on Indigent DefenseCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2017

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