State v. Morris

376 S.C. 189 (2008)

656 S.E.2d 359

The STATE, Respondent,

v.

Earle E. MORRIS, Jr., Appellant.

No. 26418.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Heard October 16, 2007.

Decided January 14, 2008.

Joel W. Collins, Jr., and Christian Stegmaier, both of Collins & Lacy, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Jennifer D. Evans, and Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL.

This is a direct appeal in a criminal case. A jury convicted Appellant Earle E.…