Legal Opinion
State v. Crawley
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided April 8, 2002No. 3475PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoward, J.
Sandra Crawley was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. She appeals, arguing the trial court erred by (1) allowing her confession into evidence; (2) denying her motion for a mistrial; and (3) allowing the State to introduce testimony regarding her relationship with Eugene Davis. We affirm.
FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Eugene Davis was stabbed to' death on October 28, 1987. The murder remained unsolved until January 12, 1999. While investigating Davis’s death, the police determined that Crawley and her husband had a relationship with Davis. Specifically, police learned that Crawley…
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