STATE v. BIXBY

No. 26308.

373 S.C. 74 (2007)

644 S.E.2d 54

The STATE, Appellant, v. Rita Greenwood BIXBY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, of Columbia; and Solicitor Jerry W. Peace, of Greenwood, for appellant.

Jeffrey P. Bloom, of Columbia; and Joseph Collins Smithdeal, of Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, PC, of Greenwood, for respondent.


Justice MOORE.

On December 8, 2003, Abbeville County Deputy Sheriff Danny Wilson and South Carolina State Constable Donnie Ouzts were allegedly murdered by respondent's husband and son.1 The murders culminated from a dispute between respondent and her husband and the Department of Transportation in its attempt to seize a portion of their property for a road-widening project. Respondent, who was not present at the scene of the murders,...

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