State v. Schrock

Defendant-Appellant, Daryl Schrock, was convicted of the murders of Mr. and Mrs. C. L, Strickland and was sentenced to two consecutive life terms. The issue on appeal is the trial judge’s refusal to grant the Schrock motion for a directed verdict and a motion for summary judgment non obstante veredicto. We find that Schrock was entitled to a directed verdict and reverse.

Early on the morning of April 21, 1983, the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Department responded to the report of a fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Strickland. The Sheriff’s investigation revealed the fire had nearly consumed the…