State v. Elgin

Curtis Lee Elgin (Elgin) appeals his conviction for murder, arguing the circuit court erred in failing to grant him a new trial after the court discovered a juror engaged in misconduct during the course of the trial by discussing the case with the juror’s mother. We affirm.

*41FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Audre Belton (the victim) was shot to death inside her home in Winnsboro, South Carolina, on her birthday, February 8, 1993. After not hearing from the victim in over a week, the victim’s sister and her husband went to the victim’s home. They discovered the victim’s body in a back bedroom of her…