Legal Opinion
State v. Yates
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 22, 1982No. 21835PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Dale Robert Y ates, was indicted and convicted of murder, armed robbery, assault and battery with intent to kill, and conspiracy. After being found guilty of murder, the jury recommended at the second phase of the bifurcated trial, that he should die by electrocution. From these convictions and sentence, he appeals. The basic issue involved in the appeal is whether the death sentence should be carried out.
On February 12, 1981, David Loftis (not on trial), Henry Davis (killed in the robbery), and Appellant Yates talked about various places to rob and rode around in the car of Davis…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Sireci v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Yates v. EvattSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- Yates v. AikenSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Whalen v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
- State v. GaskinsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
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