State v. Neeley

Littlejohn, Justice:

The appellant, Walter Leroy Neeley, was charged with premeditated murder and accessory before and after the fact of murder in connection with the October 10, 1975 shooting death of Dennis Bellamy. Appellant was tried by a jury in May, 1976, was found guilty and was sentenced to death by electrocution, pursuant to § 16-52, Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended (Supp. 1975). He appeals his conviction and sentence, assigning error by way of twenty-six exceptions. We have restated the seven questions raised by appellant’s exceptions, as follows:

1. Did the trial judge err…