LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR DAVID SHERIFF

July 20, 2010
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(Anderson, SC). An Anderson County jury took less than 15 minutes to convict David Dale Sheriff for the burglary of a Honea Path home. Based on the defendant’s prior record, the State had served the defendant with notice of intent to seek a sentence of Life without the possibility of parole. Following the jury’s verdict, The Honorable Lawton McIntosh sentenced him to life.

On August 19, 2005, the Defendant entered the victim’s home by breaking the back glass door with a deer stand ladder. The Defendant then entered the home, rifling through the victim’s belongings and ultimately stealing $1,500 in cash, binoculars, and a range finder. During the burglary, the Defendant left his blood on the alarm system key pad and on the spare bedroom door. Law enforcement collected the blood evidence which was then submitted to SLED for analysis. SLED was able to determine that the blood collected at the scene matched that of the Defendant. The Defendant has a long prior record of Burglaries.