Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 11, 1995No. 24272PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Twila Decker, a reporter for The State newspaper, appeals a circuit court order holding her in civil contempt. We affirm.
*217 FACTS
This case involves a newspaper article written by Decker about Susan Smith, who is charged with the murder of her two children. By order of the circuit court on March 23, 1995, Smith was ordered to submit to a psychiatric evaluation by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (DMH). Due to extensive pretrial publicity, the circuit court issued an order on May 16, 1995 requiring the report be disclosed only to defense counsel and the solicitor, both of whom were…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stromberg v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Grosjean v. American Press Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. SweatSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
- State v. ByramSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- Matter of DeckerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- State v. SweatCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
- Pike v. South Carolina Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1998
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