State v. Williams

Finney, Justice:

Appellant Willie Williams, III, was convicted for the murder of Zenaida Albury and sentenced to life imprisonment. We reverse and remand.

The victim, a native of the Philippine Islands, was employed by the appellant. She was last seen alive on March 2, 1986, leaving with the appellant to pick up her paycheck from appellant’s home. Her decomposed body was discovered October 12,1987, on John’s Island.

The first issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict of acquittal.

In considering a motion for a directed verdict, the judge is concerned with the…