Legal Opinion
State v. Blair
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 5, 1981No. 21358PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice:
Appellant Blair appeals his conviction of murder for the shooting death of his grandmother.
Blair was charged with this crime in October 1977. That same month, pursuant to Section 44-23-410, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), the Honorable James A. Spruill, Jr., Circuit Judge, committed Blair to- the South Carolina Department of Mental Health for examination and observation to determine his competency to stand trial. Section 44-23-410 provides:
“Whenever a judge of the circuit court, county court, or family court has reason to believe that a person on trial before him,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1968
3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. ElmoreSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
- State v. BellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
- State v. PassaroSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
- State v. WeikSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
- State v. SingletonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
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