· 11/8/1915
Lawyers Title & Trust Co. v. Comptroller of Treasury
Citations
- 85 N.J. Eq. 481
- 95 A. 1003
- 1915 N.J. Prerog. Ct. LEXIS 13
How courts have described this case
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- reiterating that a trial court is not required \to accept the accused's version of the underlying facts\ in considering a claim of immunity (quoting Curry, 406 S.C. at 371, 752 S.E.2d at 266)
- finding the defendant's \behavior and words immediately after the shooting were relevant to his state of mind immediately before and during the shooting\
- defining voluntary manslaughter as \the unlawful killing of a human being in sudden heat of passion upon sufficient legal provocation\ (quoting State v. Starnes, 388 S.C. 590, 596, 698 S.E.2d 604, 608 (2010))
- \[O]ur well- established directed verdict standard is not altered by a defendant's claim of self- defense.\
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Judges: Backes, Ordinary
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