Battle v. State

305 S.C. 460 (1991)

409 S.E.2d 400

Elijah BATTLE, Petitioner

v.

STATE of South Carolina, Respondent.

23479

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Submitted June 14, 1991.

Decided September 23, 1991.

Rehearing Denied October 22, 1991.

Assistant Appellate Defender M. Anne Pearce, of S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, and Ronald A. Maxwell, Aiken, for petitioner.

Attorney Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. Donald J. Zelenka, and Staff Atty. Lisa G. Jefferson, Columbia, for respondent.

Submitted June 14, 1991.

Decided Sept. 23, 1991.

Rehearing Denied Oct. 22, 1991.

TOAL, Justice:

We granted…