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STATE v. OWENS

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293 S.C. 161 (1987)

359 S.E.2d 275

The STATE, Respondent v. Alvin OWENS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defenders Wanda P. Hagler and Tara D. Shurling, South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and William Edgar Salter, III, Columbia, Sol. James O. Dunn and Asst. Sol. Debbie Owens, Conway, for respondent.

Heard May 5, 1987.

Decided July 6, 1987.

GREGORY, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder in the commission of kidnapping and sentenced to death. We affirm.

FACTS

The victim, Ernest Vereen, was seventy-two years old at the time of his disappearance on October 10, 1984. His body was never discovered. The State introduced the following evidence at trial:

1. Drag marks on the kitchen floor, an overturned basket, items scattered...

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