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STATE v. BELL

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293 S.C. 391 (1987)

360 S.E.2d 706

The STATE, Respondent v. Larry Gene BELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack B. Swerling and Elizabeth O. Levy of Swerling and Harpootlian, South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Norman Mark Rapoport, Columbia, Solicitor Donald V. Myers, Lexington, for respondent.

Heard June 9, 1987.

Decided Aug. 24, 1987.

NESS, Chief Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder and kidnapping arising out of the death of Sharon Faye "Shari" Smith. He was sentenced to death upon recommendation of a jury. This appeal combines his direct appeal and our mandatory review of his death sentence pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1985). We affirm the conviction and sentence.1

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