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A Unicorn from the South Carolina Court of Appeals! Reversal Based on Coerced Confession, State v. Randy Collins, Appellate Case No. 2018-02056 (September 8, 2021)

Here’s a result you don’t see very often—a reversal based on a coerced confession. The...

Dual Experts in Child Sex Abuse Cases: The SC Supreme Court Declines Opp to Create New Rule, State v. Makins, South Carolina Supreme Court, Op. No. 28039 (filed 6/23/21).

As every SC criminal litigator knows, when child sex abuse allegations are on the table, you’re...

Retreat on the JLWOP Front, State v. Jon Smart, Op. No. 5830 (Ct. App. filed 7/7/21)

These are difficult cases under the best of circumstances. This case is no exception. The...