State v. Ivey

BURNETT, Justice:

Appellant Thomas Treshawn Ivey was convicted of the murder, kidnaping, and armed robbery of Robert Montgomery. He was sentenced to death for murder and thirty years imprisonment for armed robbery. This appeal consolidates appellant’s direct appeal with the mandatory review provisions of S.C.Code Ann. § 16-8-25 (1985). We affirm.

*120 FACTS

In early January 1993, appellant and Vincent Neumon escaped from a prison in Alabama. Appellant and Neumon stole a truck and drove to Columbia, South Carolina, Neumon’s hometown.

Neumon testified during the guilt phase of appellant’s trial.…