State v. White

WALLER, Justice:

White was convicted of first-degree burglary and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole pursuant S.C.Code Ann. § 17-25-45 (Supp.2000). We affirm.

FACTS

White was charged with-the August 21, 1999, burglary of a motel room at the Comfort Inn on Main Street in Columbia. Immediately prior to the burglary, at approximately 10:30pm, White approached Deborah Sims, her boyfriend Jeffrey Walker, and Sims’ son Richard, at the motel swimming pool. Sims and her son were staying at the motel while work was done on their home. Sims’ boyfriend gave White a cigarette and a couple of…