Legal Opinion
State v. Laux
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 19, 2001No. 25262PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Justice:
Appellant, Bernard Laux, was convicted of murder and sentenced to thirty years. We affirm.
FACTS
Laux was charged with the murder of his long-time friend and drinking buddy, Frank Joseph (Butch) Beylotte, III, who allegedly owed Laux $2000.00. Beylotte’s body was found on John’s Island in the early morning hours of March 4, 1997, having been shot in the head and shoulder, and apparently run over by an automobile.
Beylotte was last seen alive with Laux in the late evening hours of March 3, 1997, at the Golden Key Club and the Hayloft Lounge in Charleston. The following morning,…
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