Criminal Law Laws South Carolina 
JURIST
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Louisianans voted on Constitutional Amendment 7 to decide whether they “support an amendment to prohibit the use of involuntary servitude except as it applies to the otherwise lawful administration of criminal justice.”
JURIST
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Arizona was “not a significant change in law” meriting a second post conviction relief application. South Carolina “did not apply” in Arizona. A second request is generally not allowed, but according to the Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1(g)
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The Crime Report
MAY 20, 2021
Most states have no rules, and someone just out of law school could handle a life-without-parole case in Illinois or Nebraska. South Carolina requires just three years of experience in criminal law; Arkansas specifies that lawyers should have handled at least one homicide trial. Other states have minimal standards.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 28, 2023
A terrible tragedy has befallen the University of South Carolina after sophomore Nicholas Anthony Donofrio , 20, was shot and killed on the front porch of a house in Columbia. South Carolina is a Castle Doctrine state as well as a Stand Your Ground state. That can factor heavily into the criminal investigation.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
To answer this question, the court must determine if Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1(g) g) provides an adequate and independent state-law ground for refusing to recognize Cruz’s federal right. g), explaining that Lynch constituted a significant change in the law. g) purposes. g) purposes.
JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The still unraveling story of Alex Murdaugh, the once powerful South Carolina lawyer, became even more bizarre this week with reports of the arrest of a man, Curtis Edward Smith, 61, accused of shooting him in the head. While Murdaugh allegedly invited his killing, the police did not treat the case as a murder under South Carolina law.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 4, 2022
Ted Cruz of Texas, who overlapped at Harvard Law School with Jackson, characterizing her as “charming” and “talented” and noting that he had “always liked her personally.” Mike Lee of Utah describing her “impressive qualifications” and Sen. But they assailed what Sen.
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