Bryant v. State
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kittredge
We granted a writ of certiorari to review the grant of post-conviction relief (PCR) to Pete S. Bryant. On December 11, 1997, Bryant was convicted of armed robbery. Because Bryant had “prior conviction[s]” for armed robbery, he was sentenced to life without parole under section 17-25-45 of the South Carolina Code. The PCR court ruled that Bryant was not subject to a life without parole sentence and vacated the sentence. We reverse.
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On December 27, 1996, at approximately 1:30 p.m., while armed with a pistol, Bryant and accomplices robbed the E-Z Shop BP Station in Orangeburg County, South…
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