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STATE v. SMITH

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300 S.C. 216 (1989)

387 S.E.2d 245

The STATE, Respondent v. Grover Lee SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 13, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William N. Epps, Jr., Anderson, for appellant.

Attorney Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr. and William Edgar Salter, III, Columbia, and Sol. George M. Ducworth, Anderson, for respondent.

Heard October 2, 1989.

Decided November 13, 1989.

GREGORY, Chief Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant was indicted for the murder of Ricky Burdette whose body was found August 4, 1987. Before trial, appellant was also indicted for the murder of Mary Zou Pressley, who was discovered dead in her home on May 4, 1987. During appellant's trial for the Burdette...

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