Prosecutors to seek death penalty against man
By The Associated Press Thursday, July 17, 2008ST. GEORGE, S.C. - Prosecutors says they’ll seek a death sentence if a man is convicted of killing a mother and her two children in Dorchester County last year.
Officials filed a formal notice Wednesday that they would seek a death sentence for Anthony Sanders.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that officials have not explained a motive for the slayings.
The death penalty notice states the aggravating circumstances in the crimes were criminal sexual conduct and burglary.
Sanders said little during the two-minute hearing before Circuit Judge Paul Birch.
Sanders is accused of shooting 44-year-old Diane R. Grant, her 20-year-old son, Jatavious DeVore and her 14-year-old daughter, DeAnna DeVore, at an apartment complex July 10, 2007.
Sanders’ relationship with the victims was unclear.
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