STATE v. COONEY

No. 24306.

463 S.E.2d 597 (1995)

The STATE, Respondent, v. Thomas Christopher COONEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 28, 1995.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David I. Bruck, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. Norman Mark Rapoport, Columbia; and Sol. George M. Ducworth, Anderson, for respondent.


FINNEY, Justice:

Thomas Cooney and James Clinton Hale were indicted and tried for the murder of Carlton Williams. The jury acquitted Hale, but convicted Cooney of murder. Cooney appeals his conviction. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

The facts are summarized as follows. Cooney and Hale's plumbing supply business was burglarized several times and copper tubing was taken. After the last burglary Cooney and Hale discovered copper tubing concealed in plastic...

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