State v. Pruitt

Bussey, Justice :

Appellant Pruitt was charged in two separate indictments with the murder of Douglas Chesney and William Henry “Pappy” Gault. By agreement, he was tried simultaneously on both indictments, commencing March 1, 1972, in the Court of General Sessions for Spartanburg County. The jury found him guilty in both cases but recommended him to the mercy of the court, and he now appeals from his convictions and the resulting sentences of life imprisonment.

The murders with which the appellant is charged occurred on the night of December 29, 1971, the obvious motive therefor being robbery.…