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STATE v. COPE

No. 4526.

385 S.C. 274 (2009)

684 S.E.2d 177

The STATE, Respondent, v. Billy Wayne COPE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Heard September 16, 2009.

Withdrawn, Substituted and Refiled September 29, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David I. Bruck, of Lexington, VA, James M. Morton and Michael B. Smith, both of Rock Hill, and Steven A. Drizin and Allison Flaum, both of Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia; and Solicitor Kevin Scott Brackett, of York, for Respondent.

THOMAS, J.

A jury convicted Cope of murder, two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct, criminal conspiracy, and unlawful conduct towards a child. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, plus thirty years.1 Cope appeals. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Between approximately 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2001, 12-year-old Child was murdered in her...

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