Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 7, 1991No. 23489PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
Richard Charles Johnson was charged with the murder of a state highway trooper. Johnson was convicted and sentenced to death in February 1986. His conviction was reversed on ap*123peal. State v. Johnson, 293 S.C. 321, 360 S.E. (2d) 317 (1987). Johnson was retried in March 1988. The jury found him guilty of murder and sentenced him to death. This appeal followed. We affirm his conviction and sentence.
FACTS
In September 1985, Dan Swanson (Swanson) was driving through North Carolina in his recreational vehicle (RV) on his way to Florida when he picked up Johnson, who was hitchhiking.…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by78 opinions
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