Legal Opinion
State v. Brooks
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 24, 1969No. 18909PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moss, Chief Justice.
Goss Brooks and Bill Elrod, the appellants herein, were tried at the 1967 August term of the General Sessions Court for Oconee County upon an indictment charging them with the murder of Frank Gibby, the alleged offense having occurred on March 10, 1966. The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty with recommendation to the mercy of the court and they were sentenced to -imprisonment for life. Following the conviction of the appellants, a motion for a new trial was made and denied. This appeal followed.
Midway Tavern, adjacent to U. S. Highway No. 123 in Oconee County, was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. GordonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
- State v. HewittSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1944
- State v. BowersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
- State v. StarnesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1948
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State v. LeeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
- Ronald Francis Smart v. William D. Leeke, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections Attorney General of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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