...a noncommissioned officer. An article in Wednesday's editions should not have said that 2nd Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan would have a public statement Wednesday about the publication of the contents of a letter by Robert Atkins, accused...

...sentencing hearing, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday. The trial judge improperly allowed Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan to question repeatedly whether David McClure Jr. was remorseful for the January 1996 slayings of David McClure Sr...

...Augusta boy in 1999 has admitted his guilt to a judge just days before a scheduled trial. Second Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan announced Friday that William Ernest "Junior" Downs waived his right to a jury trial and pleaded guilty to the...

...argued that his attorney in the 1998 trial was ineffective because he did not object when 2nd Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan made reference to Mr. McClure's decision not to testify. Ms. Morgan said that meant the defendant had no remorse...

...Keenan O'Mailia. Mr. Downs has pleaded innocent to murder, sexual assault and kidnapping. 2nd Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan has said she plans to seek the death penalty. Keenan's body was found in woods near the North Augusta Greeneway...

...prosecution's decision not to fight a defense motion for a change of venue to another county. Second Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan wanted to avoid another delay in the trial of Mr. Wise, 46, charged in a killing spree at R.E. Phelon Co...

...blessing for prosecutors. "I know a lot of us have waited a long time for this day," 2nd Judicial Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Along with Aiken, the lab will serve the rest of the circuit - Barnwell...

...2000. Mr. Atkins was brought over from the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Ga. Second Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan said she was happy to see the governors from both states work together. A bond hearing will occur after Mr. Atkins...

...Downs' death penalty case in Aiken, doesn't bar him from receiving lethal injection, Second Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan said at a press conference announcing the plea at the North Augusta Department of Public Safety. Ms. Morgan said...

...of two years' probation. He pleaded guilty to unlawful use of telephone, and in exchange 2nd Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan dismissed charges related to a police standoff Feb. 23, 2000. "We were concerned about the safety of the public...