State v. Peterson

The appellants, Mose Peterson, III, and Craig Anthony Stubbs, were convicted of murder, armed robbery, grand larceny of a motor vehicle, and conspiracy. Both appellants received the death sentence. This ease consolidates the appellants’ direct appeals and the mandatory review of their sentences pursuant to S. C. Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (Law. Co-op. 1976). Due to the collective impact of numerous errors committed by the trial court, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant Stubbs contends that the trial court erred by (1) failing to give a limiting instruction regarding the use of his prior…