Legal Opinion
State v. Collins
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 5, 1998No. 24734PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
Appellant, Russell Collins, was convicted of accessory after the fact of murder. We reverse.
FACTS
On July 25, 1990, James “Buster” Osborne was shot and killed while working at his Greeleyville convenience store in Williamsburg County. Collins, who lived down the street from the store, gave two different versions of the shooting. In one version, he and his Mend, Keith Houston, stopped at the store to buy snacks for work the next morning. As they drove up, they heard a gunshot and saw a man run out from the store putting what appeared to be a gun in his pocket. They went in and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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