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STATE v. NELSON

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273 S.C. 380 (1979)

256 S.E.2d 420

The STATE, Respondent, v. Willie NELSON, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

June 28, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale T. Cobb, Jr., Charleston, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Staff Atty. Buford S. Mabry, Jr., Columbia, and Sol. Capers G. Barr, III, and Asst. Sol. Richard C. Bell, Charleston, for respondent.

June 28, 1979.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

Earl Randall Singleton and Willie Nelson, Jr., were jointly indicted, tried, and convicted by a jury of armed robbery. Nelson has appealed; Singleton has not. At the trial they were represented by separate counsel.

Before the trial commenced, Nelson's attorney moved that the trial of the two defendants be severed on the ground that the defenses were antagonistic, asserting that Singleton's written confession (which...

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