State v. Swilling

Lewis, Justice.

While in Pete’s Cafe No. 1 in Greenville, South Carolina, as a customer and following a dispute with Christo G. Dunis, the manager, the defendant fired his pistol in the direction of Dunis six times at close range, inflicting wounds from which Dunis died the following day. The defendant was subsequently convicted of the murder of Dunis and the death sentence imposed. Upon appeal his conviction was set aside and a new trial granted. State v. Swilling, 246 S. C. 144, 142 S. E. (2d) 864. Following remand of the case, the defendant was tried a second time, resulting in his being…