229 S.E.2d 851 (S.C. 1976), 20307, State v. Smith

Citation: 229 S.E.2d 851, 267 S.C. 527

Opinion Judge: LEWIS, Chief Justice:

Party Name: The STATE, Respondent, v. Roger Wayne SMITH, Appellant.

Attorney: Messrs. Jeffrey A. Merriam and James H. Lengel of Greenville for Appellant, cite: As to Appellant's sentence of life in prison being violative of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment in that the statute under which it was imposed, Section 16--331 S. C. Code of Laws (1962, as...

Case Date: November 11, 1976

Court: South Carolina Supreme Court