STATE v. WINKLER

No. 26857.

388 S.C. 574 (2010)

698 S.E.2d 596

The STATE, Respondent, v. Louis Michael WINKLER, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 16, 2010.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek and Appellate Defender Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best , both of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry D. McMaster , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , and Assistant Attorney General Alphonso Simon, Jr. , all of Columbia, and Solicitor J. Gregory Hembree , of Conway, for Respondent.


Chief Justice TOAL:

In this capital murder case, Louis Michael Winkler, Jr. (Appellant) appeals his sentence of death.1

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Appellant kidnapped and sexually assaulted Rebekah Grainger Winkler (Victim) on October 10, 2005, five months before Victim was murdered.2 That evening, Appellant's car was spotted behind the Seacoast Medical Center (Seacoast). Victim's car was found...

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