Legal Opinion
State v. Gaskins
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 22, 1985No. 22217PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is an appeal from the conviction and death sentence of Donald Henry “Pee Wee” Gaskins for the murder of Rudolph Tyner. Many errors of law are alleged to have been made by the trial judge. This appeal arises because of exceptions taken and because of our statutory mandatory review in all death penalty cases. We affirm both the conviction and the death sentence.
In 1979, Rudolph Tyner was tried and convicted of the murder of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Moon. He was sentenced to death by electrocution and was, at the time of his death, housed in a cell on death row at Central Correctional…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Block v. RutherfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Gilliam v. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- State v. KleypasSupreme Court of Kansas · 2001
- Gaskins v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. GreenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
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