Legal Opinion
State v. Parker
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 25, 1988No. 22825PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ness, Chief Justice:
Appellant, Herbert Lee Parker, was convicted of murder and armed robbery, and sentenced to life imprisonment and ten (10) years respectively. We affirm.
Appellant first argues the trial judge erred in refusing to allow him to introduce evidence that the crimes were committed by another. We disagree.
The victim was found about 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 23, 1985, tied to. a fence with his necktie on or adjacent to the property of the Federal Building in Charleston. Rodney Fyall called to report the murder.
Several days later, Rodney Pinckney reported to police he had seen…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- State v. TynerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
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