Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 23, 1998No. 24857PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNETT, Justice:
Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.
FACTS
At the beginning of trial, appellant stipulated he killed his wife, Janet, by strangling her with a t-shirt; he denied the killing was murder. The homicide occurred on August 31, 1994.
The following evidence was presented. Appellant and Janet separated in June 1994. According to different witnesses, appellant threatened to kill his wife on several occasions after their separation. Specifically, appellant stated, referring to his wife: “if that bitch don’t come home, I’m going to kill her;”…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- United States v. William RubinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- State v. LylesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2008
- State v. Cabrera-PenaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2004
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