State v. Sharpe

WHICHARD, Justice.

In July 1995 defendant was tried noncapitally, convicted of the first-degree murder of George Radcliffe, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from his conviction and sentence. We hold that defendant received a fair trial, free of prejudicial error.

The State’s evidence tended to show that on 11 February-1994, two witnesses observed defendant, a known drug dealer, involved in a drug deal. Fifteen-year-old Charlene Johnson, who knew defendant, testified at trial that sometime after 9:00 p.m. on 11 February 1994, she was walking on 6th Street in Greenville and saw…