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STATE v. PIERCE

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289 S.C. 430 (1986)

346 S.E.2d 707

The STATE, Respondent v. Marcellus PIERCE, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 21, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Amie L. Clifford; and James C. Anders, Sol. of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, all of Columbia, for respondent.

Deputy Chief Atty. Elizabeth C. Fullwood, of the South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense; John M. Young; and Jerry M. Screen, Columbia, for appellant.

Heard Jan. 7, 1986.

Decided July 21, 1986.

FINNEY, Justice:

The appellant, Marcellus Pierce, Jr., and co-defendants, William Anthony Nesmith and Benjamin Anthony Joyner, were convicted of murder, kidnapping, first degree criminal sexual conduct, grand larceny and conspiracy. Appellant was sentenced to death. His direct appeal and mandatory sentence review [S.C. Code Ann. Section 16-3-25 (1984)] are consolidated for purposes of this opinion.

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