Legal Opinion
State v. Byram
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 28, 1997No. 24608PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, Justice.
Appellant was convicted of murder, first degree burglary, attempted armed robbery, and grand larceny of a motor vehicle. He was sentenced, respectively, to death, life imprisonment, twenty years’ imprisonment, and ten years’ imprisonment. 1 This appeal consolidates his direct appeal with the mandatory review provisions of S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1985). We affirm.
ISSUES
I. Did the trial court err by excluding evidence that Jim Doe was the accomplice referred to in appellant’s statement?
II. Did the trial judge err by refusing to instruct the jury on parole eligibility?
III. Did…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Skipper v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Simmons v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Jason Scott Byram v. Jon E. Ozmint, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections Henry Dargan McMaster Attorney General, State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- State v. HugheySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- State v. KellySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- State v. WiseSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004
- State v. HicksSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
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