1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.C.
  4. 346 S.C.
  5. 346 S.C. 483 (2001)
 

TUCKER v. CATOE

No. 25332.

346 S.C. 483 (2001)

552 S.E.2d 712

Richard Anthony TUCKER, Petitioner, v. William CATOE, Director, South Carolina Dep't of Corrections, and Charles M. Condon, Attorney General of South Carolina, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 23, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Haggard, of Ridgeway, and Teresa L. Norris, of Columbia, for petitioner.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia, for respondents.

PER CURIAM:

This matter is before the Court on a Butler1 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner, now on death row,2 contends that errors in his capital sentencing proceeding warrant this Court's exercise of the writ. We find that the Allen3 charge given to petitioner's sentencing jury was unconstitutionally coercive...

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