State v. Reed

Ness, Chief Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder and armed robbery. He received sentences of death and twenty-five (25) years imprisonment, respectively. This appeal consolidates his di rect appeal and our mandatory review of his death sentence pursuant to S. C. Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1985). We reverse and remand.

On March 10, 1986, at approximately 8:00 a.m., J. C. Mc-Whorter was found lying on the floor in his general store. He had been stabbed twice in the neck and had sustained gunshot wounds to the head and midsection. Appellant was seen at the store shortly before the murder by…