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THOMAS v. LEEKE

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257 S.C. 504 (1970)

186 S.E.2d 522

James Esther THOMAS, Respondent-Appellant, v. William D. LEEKE, successor to Ellis C. MacDougall, Director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, Appellant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

October 5, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., and Emmet H. Clair, R. Evan Palmer, Asst. Attys. Gen., of Columbia, for Appellant-Respondent.

Messrs. John W. Williams, Jr., and John W. McIntosh, of Columbia, for Respondent-Appellant.

ORDER

October 5, 1970.

Per Curiam:

The conviction and death sentence of the petitioner Thomas for the crime of rape were affirmed by this Court, State v. Thomas, 248 S.C. 573, 151 S.E.2d 855. He thereafter challenged his conviction and sentence in a habeas corpus proceeding in the circuit court and upon hearing, that court vacated the death sentence and remanded...

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