1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.C.
  4. 360 S.C.
  5. 360 S.C. 13 (2004)
 

STATE v. HILL

No. 3826.

360 S.C. 13 (2004)

598 S.E.2d 732

The STATE, Respondent, v. Robert Orlando HILL, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 21, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of Columbia, and Ernest Charles Grose, Jr., of Greenwood, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III, all of Columbia; and Solicitor William Townes Jones, of Greenwood, for Respondent.

STILWELL, J.:

Robert Orlando Hill appeals his convictions for murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, arguing the trial court erred in (1) allowing the State to comment on his post-arrest silence and (2) refusing to issue a specific self-defense charge he requested. We reverse his convictions and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

Hill was charged with shooting Artie Hill (Victim, no relation) while Victim sat...

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