Legal Opinion
Riddle v. State
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided May 9, 1994No. 24065PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
Petitioner appeals a third jury’s recommendation that a sentence of death be imposed for Petitioner’s previous convictions of murder, armed robbery, and burglary. We consolidate the mandatory sentencing review with this appeal and affirm.
FACTS
Petitioner was indicted at the November 1985 term of the Cherokee County Court of General Sessions for the crimes of murder, burglary in the first degree, and armed robbery. All of these charges stemmed from the brutal murder of Ms. Abbie Sue Mullinax, a 76-year-old widow who lived with her stepdaughter in Gaffney, South Carolina.
Petitioner…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. ShulerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
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- State v. KelleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1995
- State v. ByramSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
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