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State v. Humphries

Citations

  • 479 S.E.2d 52
  • 325 S.C. 28
  • 1996 S.C. LEXIS 217

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that statutory language including as an aggravating circumstance any murder carried out “ ‘while in the commission of . . . robbery while armed with a deadly weapon’ ” includes attempted armed robbery
  • notice of victim impact evidence not required under statute and no due process violation
  • victim impact evidence is not evidence in aggravation and, therefore, the State is not required to notify a defendant pursuant to Section 16-3-20(B) it intends to present victim impact evidence
  • murder of convenience store operator in the commission of attempted armed robbery

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Judges: Toal, Finney, Moore, Waller, Burnett

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