Legal Opinion

State v. Patterson

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 14, 1989No. 23060PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gregory, Chief Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder, armed robbery, and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in September 1985. He was sentenced to death. On appeal to this Court, the convictions were affirmed and the case remanded for a new sentencing proceeding. State v. Patterson, 290 S. C. 523, 351 S. E. (2d) 853 (1986). Appellant was again sentenced to death in November 1987. We affirm.

The facts of this case are fully set forth in our previous opinion. 290 S. C. at 524-525, 351 S. E. (2d) at 854.

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Skipper v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Mills v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. California v. RamosSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Turner v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  2. State v. BellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  3. State v. HicksSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
  4. State v. AtkinsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
  5. State v. DoctorSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1992

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