Legal Opinion
State v. Stanko
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 27, 2013No. Appellate Case No. 2010-154746; No. 27224PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal
Stephen Christopher Stanko (Appellant), appeals his conviction and death sentence for murder and armed robbery. We affirm.
Factual/Procedural Background
On April 8, 2005, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Appellant called his friend, seventy-four year old Henry Turner (the Victim), and falsely informed him that Appellant’s father had died. Appellant arrived at the Victim’s residence around 4:00 a.m. Later that morning, the Victim drove to a nearby McDonald’s restaurant for breakfast. After returning with breakfast, sometime later that morning, the Victim was shaving in front of his bathroom mirror.…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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