Legal Opinion
State v. Bennett
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 1, 1997No. 24718PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
Appellant, Johnny O’Landis Bennett (Bennett), was convicted of murder, kidnaping, armed robbery and grand larceny. He was sentenced to death for the murder, and consecutively sentenced to 25 years, and 5 years for armed robbery and larceny. We affirm the convictions but reverse and remand for a new sentencing proceeding.
FACTS
The victim in this case, 24 year old Benton Smith (Victim), disappeared on Tuesday, November 27, 1990. He was last seen leaving his residence in the Happy Town area of Gaston, South Carolina with Bennett. The two left in Victim’s 1980 Toyota, en route to…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Ronald Bernard Bennett v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- State v. BaileySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
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