Legal Opinion

State v. Law

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 8, 1978No. 20677PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rhodes, Justice:

The appellant was convicted of murder committed in the commission of the crime of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon and sentenced to death. We affirm except as to the sentence imposed.

The appellant has raised thirty-two exceptions on this appeal alleging reversible error due to events arising both before and during the trial. We have considered the record as it relates to each of the exceptions, and find most to be without sufficient merit to warrant separate treatment in this opinion. We deem it necessary to treat in detail only the exceptions which relate to the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. State v. MaryottCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1971
  4. State v. MurphyWashington Supreme Court · 1960
  5. State v. JojolaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. CrenshawWashington Supreme Court · 1983
  2. State v. PittmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
  3. Khiem v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. LouraineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  5. Riggins v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1991

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