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STATE v. HYMAN

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276 S.C. 559 (1981)

281 S.E.2d 209

The STATE, Respondent, v. William Gibbs HYMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

July 22, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Atty. John L. Sweeny of S.C. Commission of Appellate Defense, Columbia, Coming B. Gibbs, Jr. of Gibbs, Gaillard, Rowell & Tanenbaum, and Ann M. Stirling of McClain & Derfner, Charleston, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Atty. Gen. Kay G. Crowe, Columbia, and Sol. Capers G. Barr, III, Charleston, for respondent.

Henry F. Floyd, Pickens, I.S. Leevy Johnson and Jean H. Toal, Columbia, David W. Keller, Florence, and Theo W. Mitchell, Greenville, for legislators, amicus curiae.

July 22, 1981.

NESS, Justice:

Appellant William Gibbs Hyman was convicted of murder and armed robbery and sentenced to death. We affirm.

On March 24, 1979, Teagus Griffis was shot and killed during the armed robbery of his home near Ravenel, South Carolina. Appellant and four accomplices were arrested and indicted for the crimes. Three of the accomplices pled guilty to non-capital offenses.

Appellant has raised numerous exceptions to his conviction...

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