STATE v. COCKERHAM

22835

294 S.C. 380 (1988)

365 S.E.2d 22

The STATE, Respondent v. Harold Dean COCKERHAM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided February 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Blume, David I. Bruck, both of Bruck & Blume; S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, Douglas Westbrook, Myrtle Beach, and Asst. Public Defender Jeffrey P. Bloom, Conway, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Columbia, and Solicitor James O. Dunn, Conway, for respondent.


Heard Dec. 8, 1987.

Decided Feb. 8, 1988.

Per Curiam:

Appellant was convicted of murder and kidnapping, for which he received the death penalty. This case consolidates appellant's direct appeal and our mandatory review of the death sentence pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-25 (1985). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellant claims the solicitor's guilt phase closing statements improperly focused on appellant's exercise...

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