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STATE v. DAVIS

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306 S.C. 246 (1991)

411 S.E.2d 220

The STATE, Respondent v. Wilbert Ray DAVIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 12, 1991.

Rehearing Denied December 16, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Atty. David I. Bruck and Asst. Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III of the S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr. and William Edgar Salter, III, Columbia, and Sol. Dudley Saleeby, Jr., Florence, for respondent.

Heard Sept. 25, 1991.

Decided Nov. 12, 1991.

Reh. Den. Dec. 16, 1991.

GREGORY, Chief Justice:

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

JURY SELECTION

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