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STATE v. COPE

No. 27303.

405 S.C. 317 (2013)

748 S.E.2d 194

The STATE, Respondent, v. Billy Wayne COPE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 28, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Morton and Michael B. Smith , both of Morton & Gettys, LLC, of Rock Hill; David I. Bruck , of Washington & Lee School of Law, of Lexington, VA; Steven A. Drizin , of Northwestern University School of Law, of Chicago, IL; and Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek , of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan M. Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , all of Columbia, Solicitor Kevin S. Brackett , of York, for Respondent.

Justice HEARN.

This case presents us with the brutal sexual assault and murder of twelve-year-old Child. Based on those events, Child's father, Billy Wayne Cope, was convicted of murder, two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC), criminal conspiracy, and unlawful conduct towards a child.1 The court of appeals affirmed Cope's convictions in State v. Cope, 385...

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