JESSON, Chief Justice.
On October 31, 1992, the partially nude body of Christopher Lyle Bailey, a.k.a. Jay Smith, was found face down in a ditch just off Highway 189 in Ashley County. A piece of paper bearing the name and telephone number of one of appellant Larry Rayford's former girlfriends was discovered in the pocket of the victim's jeans, which were positioned around his ankles. Rayford was later arrested and convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life...
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