... II. Jury instructions. a. Criminal intent under the Homicide by Child Abuse statute. McKnight argues
that counsel was ineffective in failing to object to the trial court's charge on the measure of criminal
intent required for conviction under the Homicide by Child Abuse (HCA) statute. ...
... The trial court granted Respondents' motion for summary judgment as to each claim on the
grounds that Appellant's Alford plea in a previous criminal proceeding collaterally estopped
Appellant from litigating a civil claim based on the same facts as the criminal conviction. ...
... of Meghan, Rohling, Kelly, Dechert, LLP, of Philadelphia, Susan King Dunn, of Charleston, for
Amici Curiae, The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, South Carolina National Office,
the Brennan Center for Justice, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers ...