STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 25047.

338 S.C. 114 (2000)

525 S.E.2d 519

The STATE, Respondent, v. Roger Dale JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 10, 2000.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Lauri J. Soles, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Walter M. Bailey, Jr., of Summerville, for respondent.


TOAL, Justice:

A jury convicted Roger Dale Johnson of the kidnaping and murder of Kimberly Sue Edwards. In the sentencing phase, the same jury found beyond a reasonable doubt that the murder was accompanied by the following aggravating circumstances: (1) robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, (2) kidnaping, (3) larceny while armed with a deadly weapon, and (4) physical torture. The jury sentenced Johnson to death. Johnson appeals. We affirm.

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