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STATE v. HORNSBY

No. 24610.

326 S.C. 121 (1997)

484 S.E.2d 869

The STATE of South Carolina, Respondent, v. Brent HORNSBY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 28, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles Molony Condon, and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, both of the Attorney General's Office, Columbia; and Solicitor Warren B. Giese, Columbia, for respondent.

BURNETT, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a verdict of guilty but mentally ill of first degree burglary and murder. He appeals his conviction on the grounds the guilty but mentally ill verdict and statute, S.C.Code Ann. § 17-24-20 (Supp.1995), are unconstitutional. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant was indicted on charges of first degree burglary and murder. He entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. A jury convicted appellant...

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