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STATE v. HUGHEY

No. 25096.

339 S.C. 439 (2000)

529 S.E.2d 721

The STATE, Respondent, v. John Kennedy HUGHEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 27, 2000.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, 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 Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia, Solicitor W. Townes Jones, IV, of Greenwood, all for respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

John Kennedy Hughey ("Hughey") seeks a reversal of his conviction and death sentence for the murders of Tesheka Lanyra Jackson ("Jackson") and Luevinia H. Harris ("Harris"). We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On December 4, 1995, Hughey forcibly entered Harris's house and had an altercation with his former girlfriend, Jackson. While Hughey and Jackson were arguing, Harris was on the phone with her son, Marcus Harris, from Oklahoma...

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