State v. McLeod

Rodney Lasalle McLeod (McLeod) was convicted of murder and kidnapping.

We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The victim in this case was McLeod’s estranged girlfriend, Deborah Jenkins (Victim). She was last seen alive on February 22,1988, in Colleton County. At approximately 12:00 p.m. on the day in question, McLeod was seen in the Neyles Crossroads section of Colleton County, forcing Victim into the gray Pontiac he was driving.

When friends and relatives went to Victim’s residence later that day, the stove and television were running, the curtain to the front door was laying on the sofa, and…