Pittman v. South Carolina
| Decision Date | 14 April 2008 |
| Docket Number | No. 07–8436.,07–8436. |
| Citation | 76 USLW 3554,170 L.Ed.2d 751,552 U.S. 1314,128 S.Ct. 1872 |
| Parties | Christopher Frank PITTMAN, petitioner, v. SOUTH CAROLINA. |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
Case below, 373 S.C. 527, 647 S.E.2d 144.
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of South Carolina denied.
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State v. Parker
...144, 164 (2007) (citing Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 377, 84 S.Ct. 1774, 12 L.Ed.2d 908 (1964)), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 128 S.Ct. 1872, 170 L.Ed.2d 751 (2008). In State v. Miller, this court The process for determining whether a statement is voluntary, and thus admissible, is bifurc......
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State v. Gaines
...by the evidence presented at trial. State v. Pittman, 373 S.C. 527, 647 S.E.2d 144 (2007) cert. denied ___ U.S. ___, 128 S.Ct. 1872, 170 L.Ed.2d 751, 2008 WL 1699517 (2008); State v. Knoten, 347 S.C. 296, 302, 555 S.E.2d 391, 394 (2001). To warrant reversal, a trial court's refusal to give ......
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State v. Williams
...cruel and unusual punishment. He asserts, under State v. Pittman, 373 S.C. 527, 647 S.E.2d 144 (2007), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 128 S.Ct. 1872, 170 L.Ed.2d 751 (2008), the two principles to consider in determining whether a punishment is cruel and unusual are (1) the evolving standards o......
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Gay v. Ariail
...be reasonably discovered in the language used. State v. Pittman, 373 S.C. 527, 647 S.E.2d 144 (2007), cert. denied ___ U.S. ____, 128 S.Ct. 1872, 170 L.Ed.2d 751 (2008). A statute's language must be construed in light of the intended purpose of the statute. If possible, legislative intent s......