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BROWN v. STATE

No. 24169.

453 S.E.2d 251 (1994)

Willie James BROWN, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 12, 1994.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry N. Theos, Uricchio, Howe, Krell, Jaconson, Toporek & Theos, P.A., Charleston, and Asst. Appellate Defender Tara Dawn Shurling, SC Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for petitioner.

T. Travis Medlock, Atty. Gen., Joseph D. Shine, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Delbert H. Singleton, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Carl W. Stent, Staff Atty., Columbia, for respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

Pursuant to White v. State, 263 S.C. 110, 208 S.E.2d 35 (1974), we granted certiorari to review Brown's conviction for murder. Brown claims that he did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to testify at trial. We affirm.

FACTS

On the afternoon of March 15, 1990, Brown and Stephanie Wigfall ("victim") were drinking brandy and preparing dinner at Brown...

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