Legal Opinion
State v. Brown
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 21, 1986No. 22595PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chandler, Justice:
Appellant, Jesse Keith Brown (Brown), appearing pro se in this capital case, was convicted of murder, larceny, armed robbery and entering without breaking. He was sentenced to death for the murder and to 25 years’ imprisonment for' the other crimes.
This case consolidates Brown’s appeal and our mandatory review of the death sentence pursuant to S. C. Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1976). We reverse and remand for a new trial.
FACTS
On the evening of December 31, 1983, John Horace McMillin (the victim) was shot to death in his Spartanburg home. The police discovered that all the bedrooms…
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- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by34 opinions
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