THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Supreme Court


The State of South Carolina, Respondent,

v.

Pierre Wilson, Appellant.


Appeal From Pickens County
Henry F. Floyd, Circuit Court Judge


Opinion No. 25094
Heard January 5, 2000 - Filed March 27, 2000


REVERSED


Richard H. Warder and Cheryl Aaron, of Greenville, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Derrick K. McFarland, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for respondent.


TOAL, A.J.: Appellant Pierre Wilson ("Defendant") and Michael Martin were convicted of murder. Defendant has appealed. We reverse.

The issues involved in this appeal are identical to those raised in Martin v. State, Op. No. 25093 (S.C. Sup. Ct. filed March 27, 2000) (Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 12 at 1). Based on the holding in that case, we REVERSE Defendant's conviction.

FINNEY, C.J., MOORE, WALLER, and BURNETT, JJ., concur.