Legal Opinion
State v. Simmons
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided February 1, 1993No. 23784PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Justice:
Appellant was convicted of murder, first-degree burglary, and petit larceny. He was sentenced to death, a consecutive life term, and thirty days. We affirm.
FACTS
On July 17,1990, the victim, Josie Lamb, was found dead in the bathroom of her home in the Olympia area of Columbia. Her skull had been crushed by an assailant who used the toilet tank lid to beat her on the head. Ms. Lamb was seventy-nine years old.
Appellant’s fingerprint was found on the commode lid and his bloody fingerprint on the floor. He was arrested the next day and confessed to killing Ms. Lamb. He stated he…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- California v. RamosSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- State v. LyleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
- State v. LinderSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
- State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- David Lee Starr v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- Riddle v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
- State v. PriceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
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