South Carolina v. Gathers

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1989-08-30

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Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondent Demetrius Gathers was convicted of murder and sentenced to death for the killing of Richard Haynes. The evidence at trial showed that Gathers and three companions encountered Haynes, a stranger to them, at a park *807 bench one evening. When Haynes rebuffed Gathers’ attempt to initiate a conv…

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