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ANDERSON v. LEEKE

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271 S.C. 435 (1978)

248 S.E.2d 120

John Paul ANDERSON, Respondent, v. William D. LEEKE, Director of the Department of Corrections for the State of South Carolina, and the State of South Carolina, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

October 2, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Attys. Gen. Emmet H. Clair and Katherine W. Hill, Columbia, for appellants.

Betty McBride Sloan, Columbia, for respondent.

October 2, 1978.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

Respondent John Paul Anderson (Anderson) was convicted of murdering his wife by drowning in December 1965, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed by this court in State v. Anderson, 253 S.C. 168, 169 S.E.2d 706 (1969). Subsequently, Anderson petitioned the United States District Court for South Carolina for a writ of...

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