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STATE v. SIMS

No. 4371.

377 S.C. 598 (2008)

661 S.E.2d 122

The STATE, Respondent, v. Keith Anthony SIMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 17, 2008.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Savitz, III, Chief Appellate Defender, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Henry Dargan McMaster, Attorney General, John W. McIntosh, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Melody J. Brown, Assistant Attorney General, and Solicitor Warren B. Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

ANDERSON, J.:

Keith Anthony Sims appeals his murder conviction, arguing the trial judge allowed the State's witness to relate a nontestifying third party's statement, violating Rule 802, SCRE. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Sims shot and killed Brian Anderson, and with the help of Natalie English, Derrick Ruff and Nikki Davis, hid the body and attempted to hide or destroy all other evidence. On December 30, 2003, the night of the...

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