Legal Opinion
State v. Patterson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 28, 1997No. 24549PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Justice:
This is a death penalty case. Appellant was convicted of murder, armed robbery, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and carrying a concealed weapon. The jury found armed robbery as the aggravating factor and recommended the death penalty. 1 We affirm.
FACTS
On November 19, 1984, appellant, a nineteen-year-old black male, was riding with Dwayne Keels. They stopped for gas and while Keels pumped gas, appellant went next door to the Mid-Carolina Motor Inn. 2 The murder victim was Matthew Brooks, a sixty-five-year-old white male. He and his wife were in South…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Patton v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by58 opinions
- State v. KelseySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- State v. WigginsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- State v. KellySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- State v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
- State v. HicksSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
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