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The Golden Rule

In a 3-2 case, the SC Supreme Court analyzes (procedurally and substantively) the Golden Rule in closing arguments. From the ABA: While...

CLE Coming Soon

We have wrapped up filming the Pocket Prelims CLE and should be available in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for the release date!

The Evolution of Jury Charges

In a few recent S.C. Supreme Court cases (Pantovich & Burdette), the court has moved away from jury charges that have the appearance of a...

🚫Jury Charge: Deadly Weapon=Malice Inference🚫

The S.C. Supreme Court just held that courts may no longer instruct the jury " that malice may be inferred from the use of a deadly...

Self-defense and bringing on the difficulty

Last week the SC Supreme Court handed down two opinions related to self-defense. I blogged recently about State v. Andrews and stand...