Yates v. Evatt, No. 89-7691 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 391; 111 S.Ct. 1884) (May 28, 1991) (Justice Souter)
In this case, the trial judge charged the jury that murder under South Carolina law "is the unlawful killing of any human being with malice aforethought either express or implied." The judge continued:
"In order to convict one of murder, the State must not only prove the killing of the ...
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