Legal Opinion
State v. Cox
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 15, 1986No. 22638PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
This Court issued a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in State v. Cox, 287 S. C. 260, 335 S. E. (2d) 809 (Ct. App. 1985).
As modified, we affirm.
According to the State’s case, Richard Armstrong (Armstrong) employed Respondent, Timothy Dewayne Cox (Cox), to kill one Gary Eades, with whose wife Armstrong had become romantically involved. Shortly after the murder Armstrong confessed to the police, telling them that the murder weapon, a shotgun, was in the trunk of Cox’s automobile.
The police went to Cox’s house to arrest him, but he was not there. Even though Cox’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- California v. CarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Standefer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. MasseySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1976
- State v. CoxCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- State v. WeaverSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
- State v. PrinceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
- State v. BultronCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1995
- Commonwealth v. LoughnaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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