Legal Opinion
State v. Pressley
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 12, 1986No. 22498PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Finney, Justice:
Appellant, Steven Pressley, was convicted of armed robbery, housebreaking, and grand larceny by a jury trial in his absence. We affirm.
On July 2,1984, the house of Mr. and Mrs. Hall was broken into and burglarized. The Halls returned to their residence while the perpetrator of the crimes was still on the premises. They were robbed at gunpoint of approximately one thousand five hundred ($1,500.00) dollars. He also took a watch, ring, and the keys to their car in which he escaped. Steven Pressley was arrested and confessed to the crimes. After a bond hearing was held for…
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