Legal Opinion
Gibson v. State
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 12, 1998No. 24737PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, Justice:
Appellants appeal the trial court’s summary dismissal of their petitions for writs of habeas corpus claiming they should have been granted a hearing on the petitions. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
On July 23, 1976, appellants were convicted of murder and were sentenced to confinement for life. They did not appeal their convictions.
On August 21, 1995, appellants filed petitions for writs of habeas corpus, pro se, alleging previous post-conviction relief (PCR) applications were denied, the allegations contained in this habeas petition were not presented at PCR, and habeas corpus…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Aice v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Wiglesworth v. WyrickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Butler v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
- Leichtman v. SingletaryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Al-Shabazz v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- Green v. MaynardSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
- Wilson v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Simpson v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- Wilson v. OzmintCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
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