Legal Opinion
State v. Porch
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided August 3, 2016No. Appellate Case No. 2013-002531; Opinion No. 5435PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHuff, J.
Joshua William Porch appeals his conviction for murder, arguing the trial court erred in failing to void the State’s arrest warrant pursuant to Franks v. Delaware,1 Porch also argues the trial court erred by limiting Porch’s testimony in violation of the Confrontation Clause. We affirm.
*623FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In the early morning hours of May 13, 2006, Justin Mallory (Mallory) found his wife, Nikea Mallory (Victim), dead in the family’s apartment in Richland County. Victim suffered blunt force trauma to the head, a bruise on her neck, a stab wound on the right side of her neck, and a stab…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. James Edward Colkley, United States of America v. Jamison Henry JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. James M. BrownCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2026
- State v. PorchSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2018
- State v. PorchSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2018