1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.C.
  4. 386 S.C.
  5. 386 S.C. 503 (2010)
 

STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 26770.

386 S.C. 503 (2010)

690 S.E.2d 62

The STATE, Respondent, v. Charles Christopher WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 8, 2010.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender for Capital Appeals Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert Mills Ariail, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL:

In this capital murder case, Charles Christopher Williams (Appellant) appeals his sentence of death. Appellant argues (1) that once the jury disclosed its numerical division it was incumbent upon the trial judge to declare a mistrial; (2) that S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-20 required the trial court to sentence Appellant to a life sentence because the jury could not agree on a sentence after "reasonable deliberation...

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