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STATE v. SAMUEL

No. 5046.

400 S.C. 593 (2012)

735 S.E.2d 541

The STATE, Appellant/Respondent, v. Kendra SAMUEL, Respondent/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided November 14, 2012.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Alan Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott , Assistant Attorney General William M. Blitch, Jr. , and Solicitor Daniel E. Johnson , all of Columbia, for the State.

Richard A. Harpootlian and Graham L. Newman , both of Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A., of Columbia, for Kendra Samuel.

LOCKEMY, J.

In this appeal, the State argues the trial court erred in suppressing one of Kendra Samuel's statements to law enforcement. The State claims the record contains no basis for the trial court's decision, and the trial court's failure to exercise any discretion constituted an abuse of discretion. Alternatively, the State claims the trial court erred in excluding the statement pursuant to a Rule 403, SCRE analysis. Samuel cross-appeals the trial court's denial...

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