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STATE v. DANIELS

No. 27180.

401 S.C. 251 (2012)

737 S.E.2d 473

The STATE, Respondent, v. Gregory DANIELS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided October 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Tristan M. Shaffer and Deputy Chief Appellate Defender Wanda H. Carter , both of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, of Columbia for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , and Assistant Attorney General Brendan Jackson McDonald , all of Columbia, and Solicitor Edgar Lewis Clements, III , of Florence, for Respondent.

Justice PLEICONES.

Appellant was convicted of murder and possession of a weapon during a crime of violence and received concurrent sentences of life (murder) and five years (weapon). On appeal, he alleges the trial judge committed reversible error in charging the jury that they were acting "for the community" and that their verdict "will represent truth and justice for all parties that are involved." We agree that these charges are erroneous, but because appellant...

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