Legal Opinion
State v. Truesdale
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 19, 1982No. 21799PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
Appeal is taken from a sentence of death recommended by a jury and confirmed by the trial judge after appellant entered guilty pleas to indictments for murder, kidnapping and first degree criminal sexual conduct. We vacate the guilty plea and remand for a new trial.
This Court has recently held that section 16-3-20(B), Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976 (Cum. Supp. 1981), requires sentencing by the trial judge, not a jury, when jury trial'has been waived or the defendant has entered a guilty plea, State v. Patterson, 278 S. C., 295 S. E. (2d) 264 (1982). We are compelled by that holding to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. GuinanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
- State v. CopelandSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
- Truesdale v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- State v. KoonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
- State v. DownsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004
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