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State v. Reaves

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided September 2, 2015No. 27569PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hearn

Shawn Reaves was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after the shooting death of Keshawn Applewhite. He now argues that deficiencies in the police investigation-including the loss of potentially exculpatory evidence and the failure to ascertain the identity of a second shooter-deprived him of a fair trial, and delays occasioned by the State's faulty investigation deprived him of the right to a speedy trial. Reaves asks the indictment be dismissed. We disagree and therefore affirm.

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Police responded to a call about a fight in progress in Marion. On their way to the…

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Illinois v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. HunsbergerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2016
  2. State v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2020
  3. State v. HenleyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2019
  4. State v. HunsbergerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2016
  5. State v. McBrideCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2016

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