Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided January 30, 2018No. Appellate Case No. 2014-001219; Opinion No. 5533PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KONDUROS, J.:

**443Justin Jermaine Johnson appeals his convictions for two counts of murder, kidnapping, burglary in the first degree, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. He maintains the circuit court erred in (1) admitting predeath photographs of the victims, (2) permitting a witness to testify via Skype, (3) admitting his confession to police when it was not voluntarily given, (4) denying his motion for mistrial when he was brought shackled and guarded into a holding room adjacent to the jury pool's location, (5) denying his motion for mistrial when two…

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2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Hutto v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. United States v. Abu AliCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. HeywardSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2023
  2. State v. HeywardCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2020
  3. State v. HeywardCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2020
  4. State v. Johnathan L. HillaryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2023

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