State v. Webb

Appellant was convicted of two counts of murder arising out of an automobile accident. We affirm.

*67Appellant asserts that the trial judge should have directed a verdict on the murder counts because the enactment of S. C. Code Ann. § 56-5-2945 (Supp. 1988), creating the offense of felony driving under the influence (DUI), repealed by implication the offense of murder caused by the operation of a motor vehicle. We disagree.

Repeal of an offense by implication is not favored and will not be applied if there is any other reasonable construction of the statute. State v. Bodiford, 282 S. C. 378, 318…