State v. Light

Petitioner was convicted of murder and grand larceny. He was sentenced to imprisonment terms of thirty years for murder and five years for grand larceny. The Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Light, 363 S.C. 325, 610 S.E.2d 504 (Ct.App.2005). We now reverse.

*644FACTS

Petitioner was arrested during a traffic stop in Texas. During the course of the arrest, Texas authorities discovered petitioner’s girlfriend, Priscilla Davis (Davis), was missing, and questioned petitioner about her disappearance. Petitioner admitting killing Davis. In his statement, petitioner told Texas authorities that he…