State v. Damon

Harwell, Justice:

An Orangeburg County jury convicted the appellant Shellie Damon of the murders of Ernest Felder and Adlee Bowman. It recommended a life sentence for the murder of Mrs. Bowman and a death sentence for the murder of Mr. Felder. This case consolidates the appellant’s direct appeal with mandatory review of the death sentence pursuant to S. C. Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1983 Supp.). We affirm.

The appellant and his girlfriend, Ethel Jones, lived in a trailer owned by Ethel’s great-uncle, Ernest Felder, located behind Mr. Felder’s house. On Saturday, July 16, 1983, the appellant and his…