Legal Opinion
State v. Gray
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided June 11, 2014No. Appellate Case No. 2012-209426; No. 5240PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFew, C.J.
The State indicted Henry Gray for murder and first-degree lynching, and the jury convicted him of both charges. Gray argues the trial court erred by not excluding graphic autopsy photographs under Rule 403, SCRE. We find the trial court acted within its discretion, and affirm.1
I. Facts and Procedural History
On the afternoon of February 13, 2010, Kenneth Mack was severely beaten during the course of two fights. The first fight occurred on McDuffie Street near Gonzales Gardens — a public housing complex in Columbia consisting of thirty apartment buildings. The second fight occurred moments…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- United States v. John Ray Bonds (91-3610) Mark Verdi (91-3609) and Steven Wayne Yee (91-3608)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- United States v. Hector M. Rodriguez-EstradaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- State v. DunbarSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2017
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