1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.C.
  4. 305 S.C.
  5. 305 S.C. 11 (1991)
 

STATE v. BELL

23425

305 S.C. 11 (1991)

406 S.E.2d 165

The STATE, Respondent v. William H. BELL, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 24, 1991.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara Dawn Shurling, of the South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr. and Miller W. Shealy, Jr., Columbia, and Sol. George M. Ducworth, Anderson, for respondent.

Heard September 25, 1990.

Decided June 24, 1991.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 1991.

GREGORY, Chief Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder and armed robbery and was sentenced to death. We affirm.

The victim in this case, Dennis Hepler, was the principal of West Franklin Street Elementary School in Anderson, South Carolina. His body was found outside the school around 1:00 o'clock a.m. on September 1, 1988. He had been shot twice with...

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