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STATE v. ELGIN

No. 4974.

398 S.C. 39 (2012)

726 S.E.2d 231

The STATE, Respondent, v. Curtis Lee ELGIN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided May 16, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Elizabeth Franklin-Best , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , Senior Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown , all of Columbia; Solicitor Douglas A. Barfield , of Lancaster, for Respondent.

WILLIAMS, J.

Curtis Lee Elgin (Elgin) appeals his conviction for murder, arguing the circuit court erred in failing to grant him a new trial after the court discovered a juror engaged in misconduct during the course of the trial by discussing the case with the juror's mother. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Audre Belton (the victim) was shot to death inside her home in Winnsboro, South Carolina...

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