Supreme Court of South Carolina· 3/18/1996

State v. Williams

Citations

468 S.E.2d 626
321 S.C. 327
1996 S.C. LEXIS 29

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holding that venue need not be affirmatively proved
upholding a defendant’s conviction and death sentence when “circumstantial evidence existed from which the jury could conclude that [the defendant] had the motive, means, and opportunity to perform the homicides”
affirming the denial of a defendant’s directed verdict motion when “circumstantial evidence existed from which the jury could conclude that [the defendant] had the motive, means, and opportunity to perform the homicides”
photographs of victim’s body are admissible in sentencing phase of capital trial to show circumstances of crime and character of defendant
evidence of controversial telephone calls and loud altercations between victim and defendant were admissible to establish strained nature of parties’ relationship
if capital defendant requests it, charge must be given at sentencing phase that life imprisonment means imprisonment for life

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Judges: Burnett, Toal, Moore, Waller, Hall

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