Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Griffin
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided February 3, 2004No. 3743PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONNOR, J.:
Richard Kennedy appeals the trial judge’s denial of his motion for a new trial based upon: (1) the admission of a blood test showing marijuana was in his system at the time of his automobile accident; and (2) the trial judge’s jury instruction regarding the per se negligence statute. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
On May 29, 1998, Kennedy was driving his pickup truck on U.S. Route 29 in Cherokee County, approaching the intersection with Secondary Road 164. Scott Griffin was driving an eighteen-wheeler truck in the scope of his employment with Dick Simon Trucking, Inc., on Secondary…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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