State v. Weik

Appellant was convicted of first degree burglary and murder, and received a death sentence upon the finding of burglary and physical torture as aggravating circumstances. This opinion combines appellant’s direct appeal and this Court’s mandatory sentencing review pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1985). We affirm.

Facts

Appellant and the victim had a ten-year-old son who lived with the victim. On April 30, 1998, as he finished his shift at work, appellant told his supervisor that he was troubled with events going on in his personal life about his son and that he planned to go to the…