Legal Opinion
State v. Pittman
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 11, 2007No. 26339PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Justice TOAL:
Christopher Pittman was arrested and charged with double homicide in connection with the deaths of his paternal grandparents. Pittman was twelve years old at the time of the incident. After a hearing, the family court waived jurisdiction allowing Pittman to be tried as an adult. The jury convicted Pittman of both murders and the trial judge sentenced Pittman to two concurrent terms of thirty years imprisonment. This appeal followed. We affirm.
Factual / Procedural Background
In November of 2001, Christopher Pittman (Appellant) shot and killed his paternal grandparents, Joe…
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