Legal Opinion

State v. McFadden

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided April 17, 1995No. 2335PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Goolsby Judge:

A jury convicted Willie McFadden of first-degree burglary and first-degree criminal sexual conduct. McFadden appeals several trial court rulings relating to the admission of evidence and the solicitor’s comments during closing arguments. We affirm.

Laura Green, an elderly Sumter County woman, was sexually assaulted in her home during the early morning hours of January 2,1992. Frank Vaughn, who rented a room in Green’s home, testified Green awakened him around 2:00 a.m. on January 2, 1992; Green had blood around her month, looked as if she had just gotten out of bed, and told…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  3. State v. LinderSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
  4. State v. SchumpertSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
  5. State v. BellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. PattersonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  2. State v. MartucciCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
  3. State v. WattsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
  4. State v. BurroughsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1997
  5. State v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005

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