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STATE v. COTTRELL

Opinion No. 27754.

421 S.C. 622 (2017)

809 S.E.2d 423

The STATE, Respondent, v. Luzenski Allen COTTRELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed December 20, 2017.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keir M. Weyble and Sheri L. Johnson , both of Cornell Law School, of Ithaca, New York, and Robert M. Dudek , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka and Assistant Attorney General J. Anthony Mabry , all of Columbia, and Solicitor Jimmy A. Richardson , of Conway, for Respondent.

Appellant Luzenski Allen Cottrell was convicted and sentenced to death by an Horry County jury for the 2002 murder of Myrtle Beach police officer Joe McGarry. On appeal, Cottrell now raises five issues, all of which involve rulings largely addressed to the trial judge's discretion. Finding no abuse of discretion by the trial judge...

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