§ 1-36 Evidence of Suicide Attempt by Defendant—no Limiting Instruction

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§ 1-36 Evidence of Suicide Attempt by Defendant—No Limiting Instruction

The South Carolina Supreme Court, in State v. Cartwright, 425 S.C. 81, 819 S.E.2d 756 (S.C. 2018), "conclude[d] that evidence of attempted suicide may be admitted, provided that the State establishes a clear and unmistakable nexus linking the suicide attempt to a guilty conscience derivative of the offense for which the defendant is on trial." Id. at 92, 819 S.E.2d at 761. In surveying other jurisdictions, the court was "persuaded by the guidelines set forth in," State v. Mann, 132 N.J. 410, 625 A.2d 1102...