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STATE v. KELLEY

No. 24278.

460 S.E.2d 368 (1995)

The STATE, Respondent, v. Donald KELLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 24, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Atty. Daniel T. Stacey and Asst. Appellate Defender Lisa T. Gregory, both of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, 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. Rakale Buchanan Smith, Columbia; and Sol. Wade S. Kolb, Jr., Sumter, for respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

Donald Kelley was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. We affirm.

FACTS

On August 2, 1992, Barbara Myers found her niece, Christine Peterson, dead in the living room of Myers' home. At least one hundred and sixteen blows covered Peterson's body, including bruises, abrasions, and lacerations. Donald Kelley, Peterson's boyfriend, was the only person in the home when Myers found her niece.

Kelley was indicted and...

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