Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1/7/1991
State v. Williams
Citations
- 400 S.E.2d 131
- 303 S.C. 274
- 1991 S.C. LEXIS 3
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding “substantial evidence” to prove the defendant’s guilt when the victim was employed by the defendant, was last seen alive with the defendant, and the victim’s decomposed body was found
- finding “substantial evidence” to prove the defendant’s guilt when the victim was employed by the defendant, was last seen alive with the defendant, and the victim’s decomposed body was found
- in ruling on a motion for a directed verdict, the trial judge is concerned with the existence or nonexistence of evidence, not its weight
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Finney, Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Toal
Read full opinion on CourtListenerCited by
21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. KelseySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-06-08· cited 143×
- State v. McHoneySupreme Court of South Carolina· 2001-03-19· cited 100×
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-01-27· cited 82×
- State v. CopelandSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1996-03-25· cited 68×
- State v. CondreyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2002-04-01· cited 56×
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-02-08· cited 56×
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1996-03-18· cited 54×
- State v. CutroSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-08-31· cited 35×
- State v. AverySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-12-14· cited 30×
- State v. BryantSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1994-07-18· cited 23×
- State v. McLaurenCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2002-04-29· cited 19×
- State v. HorneCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1996-10-07· cited 18×
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1992-03-16· cited 16×
- State v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2007-06-18· cited 14×
- State v. CherryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2001-11-13· cited 13×
- Willie Williams, III v. Steven W. Lee, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary Mark W. Barnett, Attorney General, State of South DakotaEighth Circuit· 1994-10-20· cited 12×
- State v. NallCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1991-02-25· cited 10×
- State v. LynchCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2015-03-18· cited 7×
- State v. BratschiCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2015-07-15· cited 7×
- State v. HammittCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2000-07-17· cited 6×
Cites
3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.