Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 30, 1972No. 19432PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bussey, Justice:
Defendant-appellant Williams was convicted of the offenses of rape and armed robbery at the January 1971 term of the General Sessions Court for Greenville County. Upon trial, he was represented by retained counsel but because of subsequent indigency, his appeal has been perfected by the Public Defender for Greenville County.
All questions on this appeal arise out of identification testimony. Ruby Hunt, the victim of the rape, and Roosevelt Hunt, the victim of the robbery, in the course of testifying identified the defendant as the perpetrator of the crimes. During the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. PorraroSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- State v. SimmonsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- State v. RamseySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- State v. CheathamCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2002
- State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999
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