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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals

The State, Respondent,

v.

Tavarus Rogers, Appellant.

Appeal From Beaufort County
 Jackson V. Gregory, Circuit Court Judge

Unpublished Opinion No. 2004-UP-427
Heard March 10, 2004 – Filed July 7, 2004

AFFIRMED

Assistant Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General Melody J. Brown, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Randolph Murdaugh, III, of Hampton, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:  A jury convicted Tavarus Rogers of two counts of murder, five counts of kidnapping, one count of armed robbery, and one count of first-degree burglary.  Rogers contends the trial judge erred in admitting:  (1) the in-court identifications of two witnesses; and (2) a note that Rogers allegedly wrote to a co-defendant while he was incarcerated on the charges that are the subject of this appeal.  We affirm.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on January 2, 1999, Jocelyn Elizabeth Shough Wendel, James Mitchell Riley, and Kristal Mae Wire arrived at a party held in the home of Paul Reischl on Coffin Point Road in Beaufort County, South Carolina.  A number of people were present at the party including Rogers, West McKinnon, Jonathon Gadsen, Collins Gadsen, John Byars, Paul Reischl, and Toby Reischl.

Wendel and Wire testified they only knew a couple of people at the party and were introduced to the others.  Both stated Rogers introduced himself as “V.”  After about an hour-and-a-half to two hours, Rogers, McKinnon, and the Gadsens left the party.  

Approximately an hour-and-a-half later, two men knocked on the door of Paul Reischl’s home.  Byars opened the door and the men entered the home wielding guns.  The men attempted to conceal their identity by using some type of white cloth wrapped around their faces.

Upon entering the home, the men started hitting Byars.  They then forced everyone to the floor and the first intruder began demanding money and drugs from Paul Reischl.  Following these demands, he forced Reischl to a back be