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State v. Thomas

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Feb 24, 1992
414 S.E.2d 783 (S.C. 1992)

Opinion

23583

Heard January 7, 1992.

Decided February 24, 1992.

Appeal From Aiken County; Rodney A. Peeples, Judge.

J. Carroll Bryant, Aiken, and South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant. Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka, Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Columbia, and Sol. Barbara R. Morgan, Aiken, for respondent.


Heard Jan. 7, 1992.

Decided Feb. 24, 1992.


Reversed and remanded pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 220(b)(1). See Gallman v. State, 414 S.E.2d 780, 781 (S.C. Sup. Ct. 1992) (Davis Adv. Sh. No. 5 at 11) (jury instruction which advises the jury that they may discuss the case among themselves amounts to an invitation to begin premature deliberations and is reversible error).

Reversed and remanded.


Summaries of

State v. Thomas

Supreme Court of South Carolina
Feb 24, 1992
414 S.E.2d 783 (S.C. 1992)
Case details for

State v. Thomas

Case Details

Full title:The STATE, Respondent v. Walter THOMAS, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of South Carolina

Date published: Feb 24, 1992

Citations

414 S.E.2d 783 (S.C. 1992)
307 S.C. 278