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STATE v. WOOD

No. 25907.

362 S.C. 135 (2004)

607 S.E.2d 57

The STATE, Respondent, v. John Richard WOOD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 6, 2004.

Rehearing Denied January 20, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General S. Creighton Waters, of Columbia, and Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for respondent.

Justice MOORE:

Appellant was charged with the murder of a Highway Patrol officer and the possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The jury found appellant guilty as charged and he was sentenced to death. We affirm.

FACTS

Trooper Eric Nicholson, while patrolling I-85 in the Greenville area, called to inform the dispatcher that he was going to stop a moped. After Nicholson activated his lights and siren, appellant, who was riding...

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