Legal Opinion

State v. Benton

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided January 10, 2000No. 25040PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURNETT, Justice:

Appellant appeals his first degree burglary conviction. We affirm.

FACTS

The victim arrived home one evening and discovered her apartment had been ransacked. A leather coat, jewelry, money, and a cellular telephone were missing. The perpetrator had cut the screen window on the back porch, opened the kitchen window, and entered the apartment through the window above the kitchen sink. Appellant’s palm print was found on the kitchen counter. The print faced the interior of the kitchen, indicating it was made while entering through the window.

ISSUES

I. As interpreted in State v.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. TNS Mills, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of RevenueSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
  5. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. State v. DunbarSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
  2. State v. WestonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2006
  3. State v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
  4. State Ex Rel. Wilson v. Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2015
  5. State v. ScrivenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2000

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