Legal Opinion
State v. Shuler
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 16, 2001No. 25282PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TOAL, Chief Justice:
Calvin Alphonso Shuler (“Shuler”) was sentenced to death for killing guard James B. Brooks (“Brooks”) during an armed robbery of an Anderson Armored Car. Shuler appeals his murder conviction and death sentence. This opinion consoli dates Shuler’s direct appeal with the mandatory review provisions of S.C.Code Ann. § 16-8-25 (1985).
Factual/Procedural Background
On December 3,1997, three Anderson Armored Car guards, Alton Amick (“Amick”), Sherman Crozier (“Crozier”), and Brooks, were collecting and delivering money to various banks in the Low County area. Amick was the driver,…
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