Legal Opinion
State v. Black
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 3, 2012No. Appellate Case No.2010-173048; No. 27176PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beatty
Jason Ervin Black (Petitioner) appeals his convictions for criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a minor in the first degree and committing a lewd act upon a minor. Petitioner contends the trial court committed reversible error in allowing the State to impeach his defense witness with two manslaughter convictions that were more than ten years old because their introduction violated Rules 404 and 609 of the South Carolina Rules of Evidence (SCRE), and the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Petitioner was charged with the above offenses as the result of an alleged…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Bennie Lenard, Cross-Appellant v. Robert Argento & Joseph Sansone v. Village of Melrose ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
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