Mahdi v. State

Justice PLEICONES:

Petitioner1 pleaded guilty to murder, second degree burglary, and grand larceny. The trial judge imposed a death sentence for murder finding two aggravating circumstances,2 and consecutive sentences of fifteen years (burglary) and ten years (larceny). This opinion combines the issue raised on certiorari and the sentencing review mandated by S.C.Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (2003). We affirm.

FACTS

On July 15, 2004, petitioner killed an employee while robbing a gas station in North Carolina. Petitioner shot the North Carolina victim twice in the face at point blank range using a gun he…