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STATE v. WHALEY

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290 S.C. 463 (1986)

351 S.E.2d 340

The STATE, Respondent v. Jimmie WHALEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Toal, of Johnson, Toal & Battiste; William L. Pyatt, of Pyatt and Smalls; and South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Norman Mark Rapoport, Columbia; and Sol. Charles M. Condon, Charleston, for respondent.

Heard Oct. 7, 1986.

Decided Dec. 15, 1986.

GREGORY, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He contends he is entitled to a new trial because the trial judge conducted a portion of the jury voir dire in appellant's absence. We affirm.

Several members of the jury venire responded affirmatively to the trial judge's inquiry whether anyone had heard news media reports regarding appellant's case. The trial...

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