Legal Opinion
State v. Hunsberger
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 12, 2016No. Appellate Case 2015-000083; Opinion 27671PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIEF JUSTICE PLEICONES:
Petitioner Alexander L. Hunsberger (Alex) was sentenced to thirty-three years’ incarceration for his part in the murder of Samuel Sturrup. Alex argued on appeal that the trial judge erred in denying his speedy trial motion. The Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Hunsberger, Op. No. 2014-UP-381, 2014 WL 5772563 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Nov. 5, 2014). We granted Alex’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision, and now reverse.
The acts that led to Alex’s prosecution for murder are heinous. Sturrup allegedly stole money from Steven Barnes,1…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Betterman v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Alexander Hunsberger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
- Hunsberger v. DuranDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2019
- State v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2020
- State v. HarrisonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2021
- State v. Steven Louis BarnesSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2022