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State v. Sweat

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided June 16, 1981No. 21491PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gregory, Justice:

The state appeals an order quashing the indictment for criminal conspiracy returned against respondents Richard F. Sweat, Sr., and Granville S. Way, Jr. We reverse.

The crime of conspiracy is a statutory offense in this state, defined in Section 16-17-410, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976) as “a combination between two or more persons for the purpose of accomplishing a criminal or unlawful object or an object neither criminal nor unlawful by criminal or unlawful means.”

Through its enactment of Section 16-17-410, the legislature codified the criminal offense known to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. CrenshawSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
  2. State v. MikellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1971
  3. State v. BendolySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1981
  2. State v. GunnSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1993
  3. State v. HardeeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
  4. State v. WadeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  5. State v. BrantSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982

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