STATE v. ROGERS

No. 5172.

405 S.C. 554 (2013)

748 S.E.2d 265

The STATE, Respondent, v. Timmy ROGERS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided September 4, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender David Alexander , 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 Alphonso Simon, Jr. , all of Columbia; and Solicitor John Gregory Hembree , of North Myrtle Beach, for Respondent.


FEW, C.J.

A jury found Timmy Rogers guilty of murdering his paramour's husband, Fred Engel. Rogers argues the trial court erred when it refused to direct a verdict in his favor. We affirm.

I. Background

In the early morning hours of April 22, 2008, police found Engel's body in the woods near a bank of mailboxes in the subdivision where he lived. A forensic pathologist determined the killer strangled Engel to death. Three months later, a grand jury...

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