Legal Opinion
State v. Fortner
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 25, 1976No. 20173PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice:
Appellant was tried and convicted of house breaking and grand larceny and sentenced to five years. He appeals on two grounds: (1) the court did not have jurisdiction to try him and his conviction is a nullity; (2) he was not allowed to testify at the hearing on the voluntariness of his confession and was thus deprived of a reliable determination thereof required by Jackson v. Denno, 378 U. S. 368, 84 S. Ct. 1774, 12 L. Ed. (2d) 908 (1964). Finding merit in his second exception, we remand for a hearing in compliance with Jackson v. Denno, supra, and if it is decided the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. FunderburkSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1972
- State v. CannonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1966
- State v. SandersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1968
- State v. CallahanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Pierce v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- State v. VictorSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
- State v. CreechCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1994
- Porter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- State v. McClureSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
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