STATE v. BIXBY

No. 26871.

388 S.C. 528 (2010)

698 S.E.2d 572

The STATE, Respondent, v. Steven V. BIXBY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 16, 2010.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek and Appellate Defender LaNelle C. DuRant , both of Columbia; Ernest Charles Grose, Jr. , of Greenwood, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , and Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown , all of Columbia; and Solicitor Jerry Peace , of Greenwood, for Respondent.


Chief Justice TOAL.

Steven V. Bixby was charged with the murder of Abbeville County Deputy Sheriff Danny Wilson and Abbeville County Magistrate's Constable Donnie Ouzts. Bixby was tried by a jury on two counts of murder and related charges. The jury found him guilty of all charges and recommended that he be sentenced to death. The trial judge imposed the death penalty. This appeal followed. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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