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Daniel Coble
- Aug 8, 2019
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...
Daniel Coble
- Aug 1, 2019
🚫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...
Daniel Coble
- Jul 26, 2019
Goodbye Common-Law Marriage
I didn't have time to post a full blog piece on this issue this week. Needless to say, it has been written about extensively on the...
Daniel Coble
- Jul 20, 2019
Reason #10: S.C. Law Review
UofSC Law School has many great law journals. The South Carolina Law Review is the oldest law journal in the state and currently ranks...
Daniel Coble
- Jul 12, 2019
Not Your Scalia's Textualism
I recently reviewed an article by Professor Jeffrey Bellin called "Fourth Amendment Textualism." His article is forthcoming in the...
Daniel Coble
- Jul 11, 2019
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...
Daniel Coble
- Jul 10, 2019
"The defense of accident is a recluse: it is seldom seen and often misunderstood" -Judge Hill
Judge Hill of the SC Court of Appeals is never short of metaphorical language and great quotes. In this recent case State v. Owens, the...
Daniel Coble
- Jul 10, 2019
Stand Your Ground Immunity
Last week the S.C. Supreme Court released a case on "stand your ground immunity." The court re-emphasized the procedure for conducting...
Daniel Coble
- Jul 9, 2019
Reason # 9: Notable Alumni: SC Supreme Court
It doesn't hurt that all of the justices of the S.C. Supreme Court all went to UofSC Law School. This is a continuing post from 52...
Daniel Coble
- Jul 5, 2019
Buy a copy of Pocket Prelims and get a free...
For the month of July, if you buy a copy of Pocket Prelims, then we will send you a free copy of South Carolina Rules of Evidence...
Daniel Coble
- Jul 4, 2019
Happy 4th of July!
Make sure your pets are safe and happy today! Top Ten Fourth of July Pet Safety Tips
Daniel Coble
- Jul 3, 2019
The Basics: 401 & 403
As a followup to the previous blog post, I wanted to point out that the case, In the Matter of Campbell, also does a great job of...