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STATE v. WRIGHT

No. 24436.

471 S.E.2d 700 (1996)

The STATE, Respondent, v. Joe Anthony WRIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 28, 1996.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III, of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Assistant Attorney General Alexandria Broughton Skinner, Columbia, and Solicitor Holman C. Gossett, Jr., Spartanburg, for respondent.

FINNEY, Chief Justice:

Appellant, Joe Anthony Wright, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of his mother. We affirm.

FACTS

A polygraph examination was administered to appellant after he was questioned by officers. The polygraph examiner advised appellant that his test showed deception and that under certain circumstances the polygraph can be admitted in court, but that it would be up to the court and counsel...

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