Legal Opinion
State v. Owens
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided November 16, 1992No. 23740PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Littlejohn, Acting Associate Justice:
Appellant, Alvin Owens (Owens) was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In January, 1985, Owens was convicted of kidnapping Ernest Vereen (Vereen/Victim). We affirmed in State v. Owens, 291 S.C. 116, 352 S.E. (2d) 474 (1987) (Owens I).
Although no body was ever found, Owens was indicted in January, 1986, for Vereen’s murder. Based upon the aggravating circumstance that the murder occurred during the commission of a kidnapping, see S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-20(C)(a)(l) (Cum. Supp. 1991), the State sought and…
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