Opinion ID: 1328530
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Heading: Jurors Excused

Text: Appellant argues the trial judge erred in excusing two jurors for cause. We disagree. Prospective jurors may be excused for cause if their views on capital punishment would prevent or substantially impair the performance of their duties as jurors. Wainwright v. Witt, 469 U.S. 412, 105 S.Ct. 844, 83 L.Ed.2d 841 (1985); State v. Elmore, 300 S.C. 130, 386 S.E.2d 769 (1989), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 931, 110 S.Ct. 2633, 110 L.Ed.2d 652 (1990). Because both jurors definitively and repeatedly stated they could not write a death sentence under any circumstances, we find there was evidence to support the excusal of both jurors. See Davis, 309 S.C. at 326, 422 S.E.2d at 133 (determination of whether a juror is properly qualified to serve on a death penalty case is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial judge and will not be disturbed on appeal unless wholly unsupported by the record).