Solicitor Pascoe comments on several rape cases from the late 1980's where an arrest has recently been made thanks to DNA evidence.
A times an democrat article published on February 25, 2008 discussing Solicitor Pascoe's efforts to establish the long-needed criminal offense of attempted murder in South Carolina.
Man admits killing motherThe State newspaper published this article on January 30, 2008 discussing the conviction of
Jeffrey Weston, who was convicted by Solicitor David Pascoe in Richland County in 2003. On Tuesday January 29, 2008, the defendant disclosed in open court at a post-conviction-relief hearing that he killed his mother and dismember her body. This rare case was one where the body was never discovered before the time of trial.
This article by the Times and Democrat published on January 24, 2008 outlines the crimes and sentences received by five defendants who terrorized the Norway and Denmark areas in 2006.
Homicides remained low in 2007; violent crime convictions improve This article was published by the Times and Democrat on Saturday, December 29, 2007 discussing the decline of homicides in Orangeburg and the increased conviction rates in Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties.
The Post and Courier published this article on December 11, 2007 after Donald Mauldin plead guilty the day before trial and received a 50 year sentence for Homicide by Child Abuse.
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