MEYER, Justice.
In a noncapital trial, defendant was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his father-in-law, Frederick W. Sheppard, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. We conclude that defendant received a fair trial free of prejudicial error and affirm his conviction and sentence.
The evidence presented at trial by the State tended to show that on 24 September 1987 at approximately 7:22 p.m., Deputy Sheriff Jerry Langley of the Beaufort...
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