Legal Opinion
State v. Kennerly
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 20, 1999No. 25035PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOAL, Justice:
Patricia Kennerly (“Kennerly”) seeks reversal of her conviction for contempt. We affirm.
Factual/Procedural Background
Kennerly was a juror in the death penalty trial of Gregory Benjamin tried in April 1996 in Orangeburg County. The jury was sequestered during the trial. After the trial concluded, the solicitor of the First Judicial Circuit filed an unverified petition in the General Sessions Court alleging two counts of contempt by Kennerly. The petition alleged: (1) Kennerly did not disclose during individual or group voir dire her relationship with either the defendant Gregory…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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