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STATE v. WASHINGTON

No. 25050.

338 S.C. 392 (2000)

526 S.E.2d 709

The STATE, Respondent, v. Lowell J. WASHINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 17, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Tara S. Taggart, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., all of Columbia; and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

Appellant Lowell J. Washington ("Defendant") appeals his conviction and life sentence. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Around 5:15 p.m. on May 29, 1996, Defendant kicked in a back door and entered Larry Blakely's residence intending to rob the house. Unfortunately for Defendant, Blakely, a police officer with the Greenville County Police Department, returned home while Defendant was still in the house. Officer Blakely drew...

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