Legal Opinion
State v. Southerland
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 15, 1994No. 24135PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rushing, Acting Associate Justice;
Robert H. Southerland appeals his death sentence and his convictions of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and forgery. We affirm.
I. Facts
On the evening of October 5, 1989, Southerland, Tony-Cooper, David Burroughs, and Brenda McLaurin abducted Kim Quinn from her home and drove her to an isolated pond. Cooper and Southerland dragged Quinn from Cooper’s car and raped her. Southerland then shot Quinn in the neck, back, and head. Cooper severed Quinn’s hands and feet with an axe. Southerland and Cooper then covered Quinn’s body with gasoline and debris which…
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