State v. Williams

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that when “the sole evidence of guilt is a confession, [and the corpus delicti is not established with independent evidence,] a directed verdict in favor of the defendant is required”
• holding that when “the sole evidence of guilt is a confession, [and the corpus delicti is not established with independent evidence,] a directed verdict in favor of the defendant is required”
• the corpus delicti of arson consists of showing the property was burned due to the willful act of some person
• the corpus delicti of arson consists of showing the property was burned due to the willful act of some person
• in appeal of State challenging dismissal of criminal charges, criminal defendants’ cross-appeals dismissed by Supreme Court because defendants had not been sentenced
• If there is any evidence tending to establish the corpus delicti then it is the duty of the trial court to pass that question on to the jury.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

10 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Osborne
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1999-05-03· cited 31×
• State v. Hardy
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2011-10-18· cited 8×
• City of Easley v. Portman
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1997-07-21· cited 8×
• State v. Dodd
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2003-04-07· cited 7×
• State v. McCombs
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1999-03-15· cited 5×
• State v. Williams
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2016-05-25· cited 4×
• State v. Lowery
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1998-07-06· cited 3×
• State v. Smith
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1997-11-03· cited 2×
• State v. Hardy
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2012-01-06· cited 2×
• State v. Clifford
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1999-03-22· cited 1×

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• State v. Owens
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1987-07-06· cited 61×
• State v. Miller
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1986-02-11· cited 24×