STATE v. GATHERS

22878

295 S.C. 476 (1988)

369 S.E.2d 140

The STATE, Respondent v. Demetrius GATHERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, of the South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, and Public Defender Joseph F. Kent, Charleston, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka, Columbia, and Sol. Charles M. Condon, Charleston, for respondent.


Heard March 8, 1988.

Decided June 6, 1988.

GREGORY, Chief Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder and first degree criminal sexual conduct and sentenced to death. We affirm his convictions, reverse the death sentence, and remand for a new sentencing proceeding.

The victim, Richard Haynes, was a thirty-two-year-old black male. He was a self-proclaimed preacher and called himself "Reverend Minister." Haynes was attacked and killed by four...

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