Supreme Court of South Carolina· 7/27/1971
State v. Pitts
Citations
- 182 S.E.2d 738
- 256 S.C. 420
- 1971 S.C. LEXIS 320
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- stating a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal is properly refused where the determination of guilt is dependent upon the credibility of a witness, as this is a question that goes to the weight of evidence and is clearly for determination by a jury
- \The weight to be attached to the testimony of an accomplice is for the jury alone who must consider it in view of the other evidence and reach their conclusion on the view of the whole case.\
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Judges: Moss, Lewis, Bussey, Brailsford, Littlejohn
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-10-07· cited 83×
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1976-04-09· cited 44×
- State v. RaffaldtSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1995-03-27· cited 40×
- State v. GulledgeSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1982-02-16· cited 32×
- State v. SkipperSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1985-02-12· cited 26×
- State v. HicksSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1971-12-13· cited 21×
- State v. DasherSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1982-11-04· cited 21×
- State v. WhartonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1975-01-15· cited 19×
- State v. KahanSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1977-03-15· cited 19×
- State v. GreenSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1976-12-02· cited 16×
- State v. ChinaCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1993-12-28· cited 11×
- In Re Robert M.Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1987-11-23· cited 10×
- State v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2010-07-21· cited 4×
- State v. ReyesSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2020-12-16
Cites
6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. HarveySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1969-11-03· cited 30×
- State v. SummerSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1899-04-18· cited 18×
- State v. HuttoSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1968-12-13· cited 17×
- State v. ComstockWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1952-05-20· cited 15×
- State v. FlemingSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1970-07-09· cited 14×
- City Council v. HaywoodSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1820-01-15· cited 2×
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