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STATE v. NEW

No. 26252.

371 S.C. 523 (2007)

640 S.E.2d 871

The STATE, Respondent, v. John NEW, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Eleanor Duffy Cleary, of South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, Division of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., of Columbia; and Solicitor C. Kelly Jackson, of Sumter, for respondent.

Justice MOORE:

Appellant John New was convicted of two counts of hostagetaking and one count of unlawfully carrying a weapon while an inmate. He was sentenced consecutively to two life sentences without parole and ten years. We affirm.

FACTS

The charges stemmed from a hostage situation at Lee Correctional Institute which occurred on September 8, 1999. Employees Janie Mathis and Jane Gardner were held...

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