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STATE v. EAST

No. 3615.

353 S.C. 634 (2003)

578 S.E.2d 748

The STATE, Respondent, v. Darnell Hudson EAST, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided March 17, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Senior Assistant Appellate Defender Wanda H. Haile, of Columbia; for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Charles H. Richardson, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Druanne Dykes White, of Anderson; for Respondent.

HEARN, C.J.:

Darnell East was indicted for armed robbery and seven counts of kidnapping. The trial judge denied his motions for a directed verdict on the charges of kidnapping. East was convicted on all counts and sentenced to life without parole. East appeals, asserting the trial judge erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict on the kidnapping charges because the alleged kidnapping was not a separate and distinct offense from the armed robbery. He also...

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