Legal Opinion
State v. Adams
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 29, 1983No. 21942PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Littlejohn, Justice:
This is an appeal from a criminal conviction on the charges of murder, kidnapping and housebreaking. The Appellant, Sylvester Lewis Adams (Adams), was sentenced to death. We affirm.
This case was tried previously. Upon appeal, a new trial was granted. See, State v. Adams, 277 S. C. 115, 283 S. E. (2d) 582 (1981).
On October 17, 1979, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Bryan Chambers, a sixteen year old with a slight learning disability, was taken from his home and strangled to death in a wooded area directly behind the house. Shortly thereafter, Bryan’s mother received a phone…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Harris v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Sireci v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. ShawSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. PlathSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1984
- State v. BellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
- Sylvester Lewis Adams v. James Aiken, Warden, Central Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992
- State v. NorrisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
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