Legal Opinion

State v. Green

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 20, 1982No. 21761PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lewis, Chief Justice:

Appellant was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to twenty (20) years. He appeals alleging that the trial judge erred in refusing (1) to grant a continuance, (2) to quash the indictment, and (3) to grant a request to instruct the jury as to their consideration of evidence relative to good character. We affirm.

Appellant was one of three (3) defendants charged with armed robbery; one pled guilty to robbery, and appellant and the other codefendant, Presley Chavis, were jointly tried and convicted of armed robbery. The conviction of Chavis was affirmed in a separate…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. KeySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1971
  2. State v. LylesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1947
  3. State v. ChavisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. Lee-GriggCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
  2. State v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000
  3. State v. LEE-GRIGGSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
  4. State v. MerrimanCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
  5. Pantovich v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2019

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