Legal Opinion
State v. Reese
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 7, 2006No. 26195PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice MOORE:
Willie Earl Reese, Jr. was convicted of murder and sentenced to imprisonment for thirty-five years. The Court of Appeals reversed Reese’s conviction, holding that the trial judge erred in: (1) failing to charge the jury on involuntary manslaughter; and (2) denying Reese’s motion for a mistrial based on the solicitor’s closing argument. State v. Reese, 359 S.C. 260, 597 S.E.2d 169 (Ct.App.2004). Chief Judge Hearn filed a dissenting opinion. We granted petitions for writs of certiorari filed by the State and Willie Earl Reese to review the decision of the Court of Appeals…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- State v. CopelandSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
- State v. KelseySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
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3Cited by22 opinions
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