Supreme Court of South Carolina· 10/8/1990

State v. Atkins

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399 S.E.2d 760
303 S.C. 214
1990 S.C. LEXIS 198

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noting that “for purposes of parole eligibility, consecutive sentences should be treated as one general sentence by aggregating the periods imposed in each sentence”
upholding a jury charge where the judge stressed the jury could recommend a life sentence “for any reason or no reason”
upholding a jury charge where the judge stressed the jury could recommend a life sentence \for any reason or no reason\
finding evidence of a defendant's prior difficulties with a victim's family concerning racial differences was relevant to prove motive
affirming defendant’s murder convictions and sentence of death where jury found sole statutory aggravating circumstance that victim’s murder was committed by a person with a prior conviction of murder
testimony regarding prior disputes between white defendant and family of black victim, one of which involved defendant’s flying the Confederate flag on Independence Day, was relevant to motive and admissible

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Judges: Chandler, Gregory, Harwell, Toal, Finney

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