Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 18, 1996No. 24392PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Burnett, Justice:
In this death penalty case, Appellant Luke A. Williams (Williams) was convicted of murdering his wife and twelve-year-old adopted son. We affirm.
FACTS
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, 1991, the bodies of Linda Williams (Wife) and Shawn Williams (Son) were discovered inside the family van in a forest in Edgefield County, South Carolina, approximately six miles from their home near Augusta, Georgia. The front bumper of the van was against a tree, and fire had partially damaged the vehicle. The investigators detected a strong odor of gasoline and found several…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Johnson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
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3Cited by40 opinions
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