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STATE v. DOWNS

No. 25884.

361 S.C. 141 (2004)

604 S.E.2d 377

The STATE, Respondent, v. William E. DOWNS, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed October 25, 2004.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, and Jeffrey P. Bloom, both of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan, of Aiken, for Respondent.

Justice PLEICONES:

This is a death penalty case. Appellant pleaded guilty to murder, kidnapping, and first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. With respect to the murder, the circuit court found the following aggravating circumstances: Appellant committed the murder while in the commission of criminal sexual conduct; Appellant committed the murder while in the commission of a kidnapping; and Appellant murdered a child eleven years old or younger. The circuit...

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