Legal Opinion
State v. Arthur
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 14, 1988No. 22924PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chandler, Justice:
For the second time, Appellant Limmie Arthur appeals a death sentence imposed for the 1984 murder of “Cripple Jack” Miller.
We reverse and remand for a new resentencing trial.
FACTS
In August 1985, Arthur was convicted by a jury of murder and armed robbery, and sentenced to death. We affirmed the convictions, but reversed the death sentence and remanded for resentencing. See State v. Arther 1 for a statement of the facts.
At the commencement of his resentencing trial Arthur’s attorneys informed the Court that the defense, with Arthur’s full knowledge, “waived the Defendant’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Krueger v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. MatthewsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
- State v. ReedSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- Butler v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- State v. RaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
- State v. OrrSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
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