The State, Respondent v. Michael Linder, Appellant

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed Michael Linder's convictions for grand larceny and murder, vacated his death sentence, and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court erred by not charging voluntary manslaughter, by refusing a jury poll after the sentencing recommendation, and by other procedural errors; the Court also affirmed the constitutionality of the state's death‑penalty statutory scheme and upheld the disqualification of jurors opposed to capital punishment.