Legal Opinion
State v. Franklin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 14, 1989No. 23058PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Toal, Justice:
On July 13, 1987, Leroy Moore, the night auditor of the Holiday Inn in Aiken, was murdered by strangulation and the hotel cash register and a money box were stolen. Willie E. Franklin and three other men, Rodney Franklin, Keith Odom and James Washington, were involved in the commission of the crime.
Willie E. Franklin was convicted of murder, grand larceny and second degree burglary. On appeal, he challenges the admissibility of incriminating statements made to police officers and the jury charge on the principles of accomplice liability.
1. Incriminating Statements
Franklin…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Haynes v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lynumn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. EaslerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- State v. Von DohlenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1996
- State v. ChildsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
- State v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2009
- State v. EaslerCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1996
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