Legal Opinion
State v. Gay
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 24, 2001No. 25243PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
A jury convicted appellant of murder, and the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment. He directly appeals the conviction and sentence. We affirm.
FACTS
On December 31, 1995, the partially-clothed body of fifty-year-old Patricia Huffstetler (“victim”) was discovered in the tunnel below Interstate 26, near Elmwood Avenue in Columbia (“the tunnel”). She had been stabbed four times in the chest. Approximately 20 feet from the body, there were signs of a struggle, a pair of broken eyeglasses, and drag marks which led to the body.
As part of the investigation, Detective Robert…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. GregorySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1941
- State v. BeckhamSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- State v. LangleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- South Carolina Property & Casualty Guaranty Ass'n v. YensenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
- STALK v. RiceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2007
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