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STATE v. NORRIS

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285 S.C. 86 (1985)

328 S.E.2d 339

The STATE, Respondent, v. John Foster NORRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defender Elizabeth C. Fullwood, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Carolyn M. Adams, Columbia, and Sol. George M. Ducworth Anderson, for respondent.

Heard Sept. 10, 1984.

Decided March 25, 1985.

CHANDLER, Justice:

Appellant was found guilty of murder while in the commission of criminal sexual assault in the first degree (rape) and sentenced to death. We affirm the conviction, vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.

THE FACTS

At approximately 12:02 p.m., November 14, 1982, police officers found the severely beaten body of 75 year...

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