Legal Opinion
State v. Atkins
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 8, 1990No. 23281PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chandler, Justice:
Appellant, Joseph Ernest Atkins (Atkins) was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. This Court affirmed Atkins’ convictions but reversed the penalty and remanded for resen-*217tencing. State v. Atkins, 293 S.C. 294, 360 S.E. (2d) 302 (1987). Atkins was again sentenced to death; we consolidate his direct appeal with the mandatory review provision of S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1985).
We affirm.
FACTS
On October 27, 1985, Atkins, armed with a machete and shotgun, killed his 75 year old father, Benjamin Atkins, and his 13 year old next-door neighbor, Karen Patterson. The facts are…
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3Cited by33 opinions
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