State v. Owens
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Justice PLEICONES:
Appellant appeals his death sentence following a second resentencing proceeding. This opinion consolidates his appeal and the mandatory proportionality review. We affirm.
Appellant was convicted of murder, armed robbery, using a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and received a death sentence for murder, thirty years for armed robbery, and five years for each of the other two offenses. On his first appeal, the convictions were affirmed, but his death sentence reversed and his five year sentence for firearm possession…
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