Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 5, 1992No. 23727PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harwell, Chief Justice:
This is an appeal of a capital trial wherein appellant Thomas Lee Davis (Davis) was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. We affirm.
FACTS
Around eight o’clock the evening before Thanksgiving 1988, Lisa Marie Schmidt was preparing to leave the campus of Lander College to spend the holidays with friends. She was accosted on the front steps of her dormitory, struck about the eyes and mouth, and forced along the front of the dormitory to *333a point behind a growth of bushes about 40 feet away. Her forehead was battered against the rough surface of the dormitory, and…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Stewart v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. CopelandSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
- State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
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3Cited by59 opinions
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