Legal Opinion
State v. Rocheville
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 4, 1993No. 23773PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
This is an appeal of a capital trial. The defendant, David Rocheville, was found guilty of armed robbery, kidnapping, and the murder of Alex Hopps and James Todd Green, two employees of Westgate Mall Cinemas. Rocheville was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Hopps, although the jury found the aggravating circumstances that two persons were murdered pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct and that Hopps was murdered during the course of an armed robbery. Rocheville was sentenced to death for the murder of Green, the jury having found that the murder was committed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- State v. SimsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- State v. GardnerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1951
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3Cited by46 opinions
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