Supreme Court of South Carolina· 9/11/1978
State v. Brooks
Citations
- 247 S.E.2d 436
- 271 S.C. 355
- 1978 S.C. LEXIS 339
How courts have described this case
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- a jury should not be invited nor permitted to speculate about the possible effects of parole upon a conviction
- a trial judge’s reference, during the jury charge, to the defendant’s eligibility for parole was improper because the jury is not concerned with punishment
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Judges: Gregory, Lewis, Littlejohn, Ness, Rhodes
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15 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-05-20· cited 352×
- People v. RamosCalifornia Supreme Court· 1982-01-25· cited 237×
- State v. CopelandSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1982-11-10· cited 134×
- Larry Gene Bell v. Parker Evatt, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections T. Travis Medlock, Attorney General, State of South CarolinaFourth Circuit· 1995-12-18· cited 114×
- State v. GoolsbySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1980-06-24· cited 49×
- State v. NorrisSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1985-03-25· cited 46×
- State v. BellSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1987-08-24· cited 45×
- Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-06-01· cited 36×
- Southerland v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-12-13· cited 24×
- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1982-04-12· cited 22×
- State v. CameronCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1993-03-01· cited 12×
- Torres v. StateTex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 1987-04-15· cited 6×
- Collins v. StateTex. App. Ct., 13th Dist.· 1983-01-03· cited 4×
- State v. BeckhamSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1979-10-25· cited 2×
- State v. DildineCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1991-10-28· cited 1×
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1970-01-13· cited 26×
- State v. HuiettSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1978-08-09· cited 23×
- State v. ValentiSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1975-10-06· cited 20×
- State v. PulleySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1950-04-24· cited 16×
- State v. McGeeSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1977-06-08· cited 10×
- State v. BradleySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1974-10-30· cited 7×
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1976-10-21· cited 4×
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