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BUTLER v. STATE

Opinion No. 28069.

435 S.C. 96 (2021)

866 S.E.2d 347

Shelton Lathal BUTLER Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed December 1, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica Elizabeth Kinard and Tommy Arthur Thomas , both of Irmo, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Assistant Attorney General Chelsey Faith Marto , both of Columbia, for Respondent.

Shelton Butler and two other men set out to rob two victims from whom they supposedly were going to purchase marijuana. During the robbery, one of the other men—Donavon Johnson—shot and killed one of the victims—Juan Rico Gutierrez. The State tried Butler for murder before trying the others. A jury convicted Butler...

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