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STATE v. FINKLEA

No. 26843.

388 S.C. 379 (2010)

697 S.E.2d 543

The STATE, Respondent, v. Ron O. FINKLEA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 26, 2010.

Rehearing Denied August 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Senior Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III , of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, 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 Donald V. Myers , of Lexington, for Respondent.

Justice PLEICONES.

This case stems from the death of Walter Sykes, a security guard at the Selectron plant in Lexington County. A jury convicted Ron Finklea of murder with various aggravating circumstances, and recommended a sentence of death, which the trial court imposed. Finklea appeals, seeking a new sentencing. We consider the appeal in conjunction with mandatory proportionality review and, finding no error, we affirm.

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