Legal Opinion
State v. Buchanan
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 28, 1983No. 21941PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harwell, Justice:
Appellant alleges the trial court erred in convicting and sentencing him for two acts of contempt. We affirm one conviction and sentence but reverse the other.
Appellant is serving a twenty-five year sentence for armed robbery and a consecutive thirty-year sentence for manslaughter. We affirmed his conviction and sentence on direct appeal and on appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief. State v. Buchanan, Op. No. 80-MO-43; Buchanan v. State, Op. No. 82-MO-336.
The present appeal arises from an incident which occurred during a meeting with appellant, the trial court, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Codispoti v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1974
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. PassmoreCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
- State v. HardySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
- State v. HavelkaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985