Legal Opinion

State v. Hudgins

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 24, 1995No. 24289PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Moore, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder and larceny and sentenced to death in July 1993. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant and Terry Cheek were driving a stolen truck when they were stopped by Officer Chris Taylor. Officer Taylor stopped them because a hose was dragging 250 feet from the truck. He did not know the truck was stolen. After showing appellant and Cheek the hose, Officer Taylor suggested they continue their conversation in his patrol car to get out of the rain. While walking toward the patrol car, Officer Taylor was shot once in the head. Appellant and Cheek ran into the woods to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  2. State v. BaileySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
  3. State v. GreenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
  4. State v. PlathSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
  5. State v. RochevilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. TuckerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
  2. Taylor v. MedenicaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
  3. State v. NanceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
  4. State v. ByramSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
  5. State v. WhippleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996

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