Stephanie Irene Greene v. South Carolina
DueProcess FifthAmendment
Did the South Carolina Supreme Court apply the proper standard of review under Jackson v. Virginia when they affirmed the conviction of Stephanie Irene Greene even though the State failed to present any scientific testimony as to the means of delivery of the morphine and therefore permitted the jury to convict Ms. Greene on the conclusion of the jury that the lethal dose of morphine came through breast milk?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Did the South Carolina Supreme Court apply the proper standard of review under Jackson v. Virginia when they affirmed the conviction of Stephanie Irene Greene even though the State failed to present any scientific testimony as to the means of delivery of the morphine and therefore permitted the jury to convict Ms. Greene on the conclusion of the jury that the lethal dose of morphine came through breast milk? II Did the South Carolina Supreme Court apply the proper standard of review under Jackson v. Virginia as to the required mens rea when the Court permitted the jury to infer the mens rea of reckless disregard for her child when the scientific evidence at trial established that morphine is safe to take while breast feeding and no reported case of even a toxic dose of morphine in a breast feeding child of a mother who is taking morphine? i