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STATE v. BOSTICK

No. 26961.

392 S.C. 134 (2011)

708 S.E.2d 774

The STATE, Respondent, v. Roger BOSTICK, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided April 11, 2011.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek and Appellate Defender Kathrine H. Hudgins , both of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia, for Respondent-Appellant.

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , Senior Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III , all of Columbia and Solicitor I. McDuffie Stone , of Bluffton, for Petitioner-Respondent.

Justice HEARN:

In this belated direct appeal, we are asked to determine whether the State produced enough evidence to survive a directed verdict motion by Roger Bostick during his murder trial for the death of Sarah Polite. Because we find the State's evidence only raised a suspicion of guilt, we reverse.

FACTS

Polite was an older woman who served as the treasurer and secretary of her church. Her son, Rudy, lived with her in her house in Pineland...

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