Legal Opinion
State v. Charping
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 23, 1998No. 24855PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
Charping was convicted of murder, conspiracy, kidnapping, and first-degree sexual conduct, and was sentenced to death. This Court reversed his murder conviction and remanded for a new trial. 1 State v. Charping, 313 S.C. 147, 437 S.E.2d 88 (1993) (Charping I). Charping was again convicted of murder and sentenced to death. We affirm.
FACTS
Charping, along with cohorts Jeffrey Whitlock, and John Thoman, abducted Joann Pruitt, the victim in this case, and drove her to an isolated area near a pond in Lexington County, where she was raped, tortured, and drowned. The facts are set…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. GeraldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- State v. BerryOhio Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by7 opinions
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