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STATE v. ATKINS

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303 S.C. 214 (1990)

399 S.E.2d 760

The STATE, Respondent v. Joseph Ernest ATKINS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided October 8, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Blume and Franklin W. Draper, both of S.C. Death Penalty Resource Center, Columbia, Michael P. O'Connell and Kathryn K. Andrews, both of Charleston County Public Defender's Office, Charleston, and S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Amie L. Clifford, Columbia, and Sol. Charles M. Condon, Charleston, for respondent.

Heard Sept. 18, 1989.

Decided Oct. 8, 1990.

CHANDLER, Justice:

Appellant, Joseph Ernest Atkins (Atkins) was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. This Court affirmed Atkins' convictions but reversed the penalty and remanded for resentencing. State v. Atkins, 293 S.C. 294, 360 S.E.2d 302 (1987). Atkins was again sentenced to death...

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