HARWELL, Chief Justice:
James Michael Charping (Charping) appeals from the convictions and death sentence he received for his alleged role in the brutal rape and murder of Joann Pruitt (Pruitt). We reverse.
I. FACTS
Late on the evening of February 1, 1990, Charping, Jeffrey Whitlock, and John Thoman (Thoman), drove Pruitt to an isolated pond in Lexington County where she was raped, severely beaten, and drowned. At 1:21 a.m. on February 2,...
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