Legal Opinion
State v. Baccus
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 9, 2006No. 26094PublishedCited by 174 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice BURNETT:
John Roosevelt Baccus (Appellant) was convicted of murder and burglary in the first degree in connection with the shooting death of Brenda Kay Godbolt (victim), his former girlfriend. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole on the murder charge and life imprisonment for the burglary charge, to be served concurrently. We certified his appeal from the Court of Appeals, pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR. We affirm.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On November 14, 1999, the victim and her four-year old son were at her residence in Marion County. Victim and her friend,…
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