Legal Opinion
State v. Torrence
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 15, 1996No. Opinion No. 24464PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Waller, Justice:
Appellant, Michael Rian Torrence, was convicted of armed robbery, burglary, and two counts of murder. He was sentenced to death for one of the counts of murder. This Court affirmed his convictions but reversed the sentence of death and remanded for a new sentencing proceeding. State v. Torrence, 305 S.C. 45, 406 S.E. (2d) 315 (1991) (Torrence I). Torrence was resentenced to death, and an appeal was filed by counsel on Torrence’s behalf. In response, Torrence advised this Court he did not wish to appeal his sentence and requested his appeal be dismissed.
On September 20, 1994,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Gilmore v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Judy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by6 opinions
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