State v. Ellefson

266 S.C. 494 (1976)

224 S.E.2d 666

The STATE, Respondent,

v.

Duane Ivan ELLEFSON, Appellant.

20209

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

April 20, 1976.

Messrs. H.F. Partee and W. Daniel Yarborough, Jr., of Greenville, for Appellant.

Messrs. Daniel R. McLeod, Atty. Gen., Joseph R. Barker, Asst. Atty Gen., and Robert N. Wells, Jr., Staff Atty., of Columbia, and William W. Wilkins, Jr., Sol., of Greenville, for Respondent.

April 20, 1976.

NESS, Justice:

Appellant, Duane Ellefson, was convicted of breach of trust and sentenced to five years imprisonment. He raises two questions: (1) Did the trial judge err in…