1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.C.
  4. 253 S.C.
  5. 253 S.C. 531 (1970)
 

STATE v. ATKINSON

19004

253 S.C. 531 (1970)

172 S.E.2d 111

The STATE, Respondent, v. Wilson Cornelius ATKINSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

January 13, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. John B. Thomas and D. Kerry Crenshaw, of Charleston, for Appellant.

Messrs. Robert B. Wallace, Solicitor, and A. Arthur Rosenblum, Assistant Solicitor, of Charleston, for Respondent.

January 13, 1970.

BRAILSFORD, Justice:

The defendant, Wilson Cornelius Atkinson, appeals from his conviction of murder and sentence to death by electrocution. The victim was a police officer of the County of Charleston. The homicide occurred when the defendant, without warning, fired several pistol rounds into the back of the officer's head from the rear seat of a patrol car. Inferentially, his motive was to avoid an investigation which might have resulted...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases