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STATE v. STARNES

No. 26868.

388 S.C. 590 (2010)

698 S.E.2d 604

The STATE, Respondent, v. Norman STARNES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 16, 2010.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Senior Appellate Defender Joseph L. Savitz, III , and Appellate Defender, Elizabeth Franklin-Best , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster , Chief Deputy Attorney General, John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Donald J. Zelenka , Senior Assistant Attorney General, S. Creighton Waters , of Columbia, and Solicitor Harold W. Gowdy, III , of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

Justice KITTREDGE:

This is a direct appeal in a death penalty case. Appellant Norman Starnes was charged with the murder of Bill Welborn and Jared Champlain.1 At trial, Appellant represented himself. A jury found Appellant guilty of both murders and recommended the death penalty. In this direct appeal, Appellant argues the trial court erred in failing to give a voluntary manslaughter charge, raises issues regarding a capital defendant...

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