State v. Timmons

MOORE, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder, two counts of armed robbery, two counts of criminal conspiracy, four counts of pointing a firearm, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a firearm during an armed robbery, and attempted armed robbery. 1 We reverse.

FACTS

On February 27, 1993, two men stole a car in Columbia and drove to the Cayce/West Columbia area. They stopped at a Conoco station between 1:30 and 2:00 a.m. The clerk was mopping the floor and had locked herself inside. The two men, armed with guns, demanded the clerk let them inside. The clerk…