STATE v. BRAXTON

No. 25246.

343 S.C. 629 (2001)

541 S.E.2d 833

The STATE, Respondent, v. John Gregory BRAXTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 5, 2001.


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, Assistant Attorney General Derrick K. McFarland, of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for respondent.


BURNETT, Justice.

Appellant was indicted on charges of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He was convicted of murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, but acquitted on the remaining charges. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and five years, consecutive, for the weapon possession charge. We affirm.

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