Legal Opinion
State v. Horton
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided April 6, 2004No. 3787PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, J.:
Christopher Clarke Horton was indicted for felony driving under the influence causing death (felony DUI) and reckless homicide. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of reckless homicide and not guilty of felony DUI. The trial judge sentenced Horton to ten years imprisonment. We affirm. 1
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On September 26, 2001, Gregory Thomas, fourteen years old, was struck and killed while walking with his family. Horton was driving the vehicle that struck Thomas.
At trial, the State presented the testimony of Suzie Thomas (Gregory’s mother) and Geoffrey Thomas…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- State v. GasterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
- State v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
- State v. McDonaldSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. ZeiglerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2005
- State v. StanleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2005
- State v. McLeodCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
- State v. Lee-GriggCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
- State v. BrannonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
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