Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Court of Appeals of South Carolina

Decided March 12, 1985No. 0416PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sanders, Chief Judge:

Appellant Lee M. Williams appeals his conviction for armed robbery, arguing that he is entitled to a new trial because the trial judge erred in allowing certain testimony. We reverse and remand.

I

THE EVIDENCE

The evidence contained in the record before us can be summarized as follows:

A female employee of an apartment complex testified that a man wearing an “army coat” with a stocking cap over his face walked into the rental office of the complex and pointed a rifle at her. She went on to testify that the man threw a pink pocketbook on her desk and, in a soft, “feminine”…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. MitchellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
  2. Jackson v. SpeedSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  3. State v. AustinCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1991
  4. State v. TownsendCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
  5. State v. DinkinsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000

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