Supreme Court of South Carolina August 24, 1978, 20752 (State v. Blackburn)

Ness, Justice:

Appellant Blackburn allegedly procured two men to kill Pamela Tanner. He was indicted as an accessory before the fact of murder, found guilty, and sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.

Pamela Tanner was assaulted and set on fire in her car near Williston on January 14, 1977. She eventually died from her injuries.

The two admitted principals, Edward M. Davis and Leonard W.