Legal Opinion
State v. Foust
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 2, 1996No. 24534PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
Appellant, Brad Christopher Foust, (Foust) was convicted of first degree burglary, assault and battery with intent to kill (ABIK), and possession of a knife during commission of a violent crime. He was respectively sentenced to thirty years, twenty years, and five years, to be served consecutively. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury it must find a “specific intent to kill” before Foust could be convicted of ABIK.
FACTS
On December 13, 1993, Jerri Hatchell (Victim) was stabbed in the chest by Foust when she returned home from…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
- State v. HoffmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
- State v. MOUZONSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1957
- State v. JefferiesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
- State v. LeonardSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
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3Cited by50 opinions
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