Legal Opinion
State v. Torrence
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 3, 1994PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Appellant, Michael Rian Torrence, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. This Court affirmed his convictions, but reversed his sentence of death and remanded for a new sentencing proceeding. State v. Torrence, 305 S.C. 45, 406 S.E. (2d) 315 (1991). Torrence was resentenced to death, and counsel filed this appeal on his behalf. In response to the filing of this appeal, Torrence advises this Court that he does not wish to appeal his sentence and asks his appeal be dismissed. After considering the briefs and oral arguments, the matter is remanded for a determination of Torrence’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Gilmore v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Judy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. ShawSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. BerryOhio Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. PassaroSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
- Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2009
- State v. MottsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
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