Legal Opinion
State v. Hughes
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 27, 1997No. 24704PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
Appellant, Herman Lee Hughes, Jr., was convicted of murder, assault and battery with intent to kill (ABIK), armed robbery and grand larceny of an automobile. He was sentenced to death for murder, twenty-five years consecutive for ABIK, 25 years consecutive for armed robbery, and five years concurrent for grand larceny. This appeal consolidates his direct appeal with the mandatory review provisions of S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-25(0 (1985). We affirm.
FACTS
On March 18, 1994, Hughes and a cohort, Kelsey Pearce, robbed the Blue Diamond Casino, a video poker parlor in Orangeburg. Pearce…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Gaskins v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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