Case Title: State v. Perez

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State: south-carolina

Court: South Carolina Supreme Court

Date: 1999-03-22T00:00:00Z

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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Respondent, v. Natalio A. Perez, Appellant. Appeal From Greenwood County C. Victor Pyle, Jr., Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 24921 Heard February 17, 1999 - Filed March 22, 1999 AFFIRMED Chief Attorney Daniel T. Stacey, of Office of Appellate Defense, of Columbia, for appellant. Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General Derrick K. McFarland, all of Columbia; and Solicitor W. Townes Jones IV, of Greenwood, for respondent. MOORE, A.J.: Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. We affirm. p.1 STATE v. PEREZ FACTS Four days after their marriage, appellant murdered his wife, Brenda Connelly. Brenda's 11-year-old son testified he saw appellant stab his mother. Brenda was stabbed five times and the wounds were so severe that she was almost decapitated. Appellant contended at trial that Brenda had threatened to kill herself and he was merely attempting to get a knife away from her when she fell on it.