State v. Ramsey

TOAL, Chief Justice:

Christopher Ramsey (“Ramsey”) was found guilty of murder and kidnaping and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals his sentence and conviction. We affirm.

Factual/Procedural Background

William Mobley (“Mobley”) was the night cashier at the Flamingo video games parlor in the Liberty Hill section of Kershaw County, South Carolina. On March 21, 1997, Richard Bowers (“Bowers”), a newspaper delivery person, discovered Mobley’s dead body on Spring Rock Road as he was delivering the morning paper. Mobley had been brutally beaten and murdered. His throat was slashed from ear…