STATE v. McWEE

No. 24445.

472 S.E.2d 235 (1996)

The STATE, Respondent, v. Jerry Bridwell McWEE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 10, 1996.

Rehearing Denied July 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia; and James B. Huff, North Augusta, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles Molony Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Norman Mark Rapoport, Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, Aiken, for respondent.


BURNETT, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder and armed robbery and received a death sentence. We consider appellant's direct appeal and the sentence review mandated by S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1985) and affirm.

FACTS

Appellant and his accomplice, George Wade Scott (Scott), killed a man working in a rural convenience store, then stole a gun, cigarettes, and money from a cash register. In a statement admitted during the guilt phase of appellant...

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