Legal Opinion
State v. Gardner
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 19, 1951No. 16479PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxner, Justice.
Appellant killed his wife about nine o’clock on Monday morning, March 6, 1950. He was indicted and arraigned during the March, 1950 term of Court of General' Sessions for Chester County and two members of the Chester Bar were appointed to represent him. On motion of these attorneys, the Court ordered that appellant be examined by the staff of the South Carolina State Hospital. The authorities of that institution declared him sane. At the June, 1950, term of Court he was tried and found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by electrocution. The principal questions for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
- State v. LevelleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1891
- State v. JudgeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1946
- Commonwealth v. TrippiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- State v. GilliamSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
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3Cited by46 opinions
- State v. PittmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
- State v. WigginsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
- State v. RochevilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
- State v. ColeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
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