Supreme Court of South Carolina· 11/3/1994
State v. Torrence
Citations
- 451 S.E.2d 883
- 317 S.C. 45
- 1994 S.C. LEXIS 206
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- waiver may not be found unless Court first determines defendant is competent and his decision is knowing and voluntary
- waiver may not be found unless Court first determines defendant is competent and his decision is knowing and voluntary
- death penalty may be imposed upon finding at least one statutory aggravating factor
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Judges: Chandler, Flovd, Toal, Moore, Waller
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. BerryOhio Supreme Court· 1997-12-03· cited 31×
- State v. PassaroSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2002-07-29· cited 19×
- Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-02-13· cited 17×
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2009-11-16· cited 9×
- Reed v. OzmintSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2007-06-18· cited 8×
- State v. MottsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2011-03-21· cited 7×
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1996-07-15· cited 6×
- State v. DownsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2006-05-30· cited 3×
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2008-04-28· cited 3×
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. ArkansasSupreme Court· 1990-04-24· cited 2,590×
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1991-05-20· cited 352×
- Gilmore v. UtahSupreme Court· 1976-12-13· cited 198×
- Judy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 1981-01-30· cited 96×
- State v. ShawSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1979-05-28· cited 91×
- Franz Ex Rel. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas· 1988-07-11· cited 85×
- Singleton v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1993-08-30· cited 49×
- State v. BellSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1987-08-24· cited 45×
- Grasso v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma· 1993-07-15· cited 44×
- Cole v. StateNevada Supreme Court· 1985-10-22· cited 15×
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