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STATE v. HUMPHRIES

No. 24542.

325 S.C. 28 (1996)

479 S.E.2d 52

The STATE, Respondent, v. Shawn Paul HUMPHRIES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 9, 1996.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Charles Molony Condon, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Columbia, and Solicitor Joseph J. Watson, Greenville, for Respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

This is a death penalty case. Appellant Shawn Paul Humphries was tried and sentenced to death for the murder of Dickie Smith. Humphries admits his guilt but appeals his sentence, arguing there were several errors during the sentencing phase of his trial. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On January 1, 1994, Humphries shot Dickie Smith, the owner of the Max-Saver convenience store in...

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