State v. Huggins

Appellant was convicted of capital murder, armed robbery, and conspiracy and received concurrent sentences of five years (conspiracy), twenty-five years (armed robbery), and death (murder). The sole aggravating circumstance was that the murder was committed while in the commission of a robbery while armed with a deadly weapon. This opinion consolidates appellant’s direct appeal and our mandatory review pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1985). We affirm.

Appellant was convicted of murdering and robbing Mrs. Weaver, the operator of the local grocery/liquor store, as she entered her home with…