STATE v. COLLINS

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266 S.C. 566 (1976)

225 S.E.2d 189

The STATE, Respondent, v. Garvin COLLINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Carter, Philpot, Johnson & Smith, of Greenville, for Appellant.

Messrs. Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., Joseph R. Barker, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Robert N. Wells, Jr., Staff Atty., of Columbia, and Claude A. Taylor, Jr., Cty. Sol., of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Messrs. Carter, Philpot, Johnson & Smith, of Greenville, for Appellant, in Reply.


May 25, 1976.

Per Curiam:

The defendant, Garvin Collins, and Albert Couch were charged with armed robbery of a Community Cash Store in the town of Inman. Couch pled guilty. The defendant was tried by a jury, found guilty and sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

Defendant has appealed, raising a number of questions. We think his contentions, alleging error in the trial judge's instructions to the jury, require reversal and entitled him to a...

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