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State v. Staten

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jun 11, 2007
374 S.C. 9 (S.C. 2007)

Summary

vacating Court of Appeals' analysis regarding Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177

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Opinion

No. 26336.

Heard April 17, 2007.

Decided June 11, 2007.

Appeal from Richland County; L. Henry McKellar, Circuit Court Judge.

Deputy Chief Attorney for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, Division of Appellate Defense, for petitioner.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General S. Creighton Waters, and Solicitor Warren B. Giese, all of Columbia, for respondent.


ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS


We granted a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' decision in State v. Stolen, 364 S.C. 7, 610 S.E.2d 823 (Ct.App. 2005). We vacate that portion of the opinion discussing Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004), as unnecessary to the disposition of this case and dismiss the writ of certiorari.

VACATED IN PART AND DISMISSED.

TOAL, C.J., MOORE, WALLER, BURNETT and PLEICONES, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Staten

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jun 11, 2007
374 S.C. 9 (S.C. 2007)

vacating Court of Appeals' analysis regarding Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177

Summary of this case from State v. Mattison

vacating Court of Appeals' analysis regarding Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177

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Case details for

State v. Staten

Case Details

Full title:The STATE, Respondent, v. Dushun STATEN, Petitioner

Court:Supreme Court of South Carolina

Date published: Jun 11, 2007

Citations

374 S.C. 9 (S.C. 2007)
647 S.E.2d 207

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