Legal Opinion
State v. Byrd
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 12, 1956No. 17186PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxner, Justice.
Upon an indictment charging him with the murder of Curtis Ross on January 22, 1955, appellant, a Negro about 23 years of age, was tried at the June, 1955, term of the Court of General Sessions of Spartanburg County, found guilty and sentenced to death by electrocution.
About 7:00 p. m. on Saturday, January 22, 1955, deceased, á Negro taxi driver, went to a home in a rural section of Spartanburg County seeking help. His clothes were wet and muddy and there was an ice pick protruding from the right side of his neck. He was taken into the home and later removed to a hospital in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. GardnerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1951
- State v. ChasteenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
- State v. GilstrapSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1944
- State v. FullerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1956
- Sandel v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. BRITTSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
- State v. SwillingSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
- State v. RichburgSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1968
- State v. CannonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
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