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GOSSETT v. STATE

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300 S.C. 473 (1990)

388 S.E.2d 804

Michael T. GOSSETT, Petitioner v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 22, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defender Stephen P. Williams, of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for petitioner.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka and Staff Atty. Delbert H. Singleton, Jr., Columbia, for respondent.

Submitted Nov. 14, 1989.

Decided Jan. 22, 1990.

TOAL, Justice:

This case presents two issues for our decision: (1) whether the defendant was denied due process of law when the trial court refused the jury's request to view the scene of the crime; and (2) whether certain comments of the trial judge concerning the scene of the crime constitute reversible error.

FACTS

The defendant, Michael Gossett, was charged with the crime of assault...

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