State v. Jones

WALLER, Justice:

Jones was convicted of three counts of armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime; he was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 17-25-45 (Supp.2000), commonly known as the “Two-Strikes” law. 1 We affirm.

FACTS

At 3:30 AM on the morning of June 29, 1997, the three victims in this case, Dwayne Wright, Theodore Wheeler and Ricardo Wheeler, were robbed at gunpoint by an unknown assailant.

In late July 1997, approximately three and one-half weeks after the robbery, police showed each victim, independently, a…