STATE v. FORNEY

No. 24393.

468 S.E.2d 641 (1996)

The STATE, Respondent, v. Eric Dwayne FORNEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel T. Stacey, Chief Attorney, South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Charles Molony Condon, Attorney General, Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Deputy Attorney General, G. Thomas Chase, Assistant Attorney General, Columbia; and Solicitor Thomas E. Pope, York, for respondent.


MOORE, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of murder, criminal conspiracy, and armed robbery for the killing of Officer Brent McCants of Rock Hill. The jury failed to return a recommendation of death and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant was indicted along with co-defendant Mar-Reece Hughes for the murder of Officer McCants who was killed during a routine traffic stop. Officer McCants's last contact with...

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