Published opinions from 1989. The case name opens the case page.
December 4, 1989300 S.C. 115
The court affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief after concluding that counsel was not ineffective for declining to object to a locally familiar nickname or for failing to secure a witness whose testimony would have been cumulative and would not establish an alibi.
September 5, 1989299 S.C. 307
The court affirmed the requirement that the mother assist with transporting the children after summer visitation but reversed the reduction in child support. It held that the evidence did not establish a substantial or material change in circumstances because the father's reduced income had been considered when the…
The court affirmed Bailey’s convictions, holding that the State improperly impeached its own witness because it knew the witness would testify inconsistently, but that the error was harmless in light of other competent evidence.