Legal Opinion
State v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided February 12, 2014No. Appellate Case No. 2012-210188; No. 5196PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
James Anderson was convicted of first-degree burglary. On appeal, Anderson argues the trial court erred by qualifying a crime scene investigator as an expert in fingerprint analysis. In addition, Anderson claims the trial court erred in refusing to strike the investigator’s testimony or, in the alternative, to grant a mistrial based on the State’s failure to disclose fingerprint evidence favorable to him prior to trial. We affirm.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- State v. JenningsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
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