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STATE v. ADAMS

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279 S.C. 228 (1983)

306 S.E.2d 208

The STATE, Respondent, v. Sylvester Lewis ADAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

June 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David I. Bruck, of S.C. Com'n of Appellate Defense, Columbia, James W. Boyd, York, and Samuel B. Fewell, Jr., Rock Hill, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Retired Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Columbia, and Sol. William L. Ferguson, York, for respondent.

June 29, 1983.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

This is an appeal from a criminal conviction on the charges of murder, kidnapping and housebreaking. The Appellant, Sylvester Lewis Adams (Adams), was sentenced to death. We affirm.

This case was tried previously. Upon appeal, a new trial was granted. See, State v. Adams, 277 S.C. 115, 283 S.E.2d 582 (1981).

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