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STATE v. SMITH

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298 S.C. 205 (1989)

379 S.E.2d 287

The STATE, Respondent v. Perry Bush SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Gaston Fairey, of Fairey & Parise, P.A., and S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Amie L. Clifford, Columbia; and Sol. Donald V. Myers, Lexington, for respondent.

Heard Feb. 9, 1989.

Decided April 24, 1989.

HARWELL, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder and assault and battery with intent to kill. He appeals the trial court's denial of a directed verdict for acquittal by reason of insanity. We affirm.

FACTS

On the morning of Friday, August 19, 1983, Appellant Perry Bush ("P.B.") Smith entered the Johnston Post Office carrying a shotgun. In the...

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