Supreme Court of South Carolina· 8/19/1996

State v. Byrd

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474 S.E.2d 430
323 S.C. 319
1996 S.C. LEXIS 145

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holding that the defendant's actions between the alleged provocation and killing did not support a finding of sudden heat of passion
holding that the defendant’s actions between the alleged provocation and killing did not support a finding of sudden heat of passion
holding that the defendant’s actions between the alleged provocation and killing did not support a finding of sudden heat of passion
holding that where death is caused by the use of a deadly weapon, words alone, however opprobrious, are not sufficient to constitute a legal provocation, but words accompanied by hostile acts may, according to the circumstances, reduce a charge from murder to voluntary manslaughter
providing that in determining whether the evidence requires a charge of voluntary manslaughter, appellate courts view the facts in a light most favorable to the defendant
stating an appellate court views the facts in the light most favorable to the defendant when determining whether the evidence requires a charge on a lesser-included offense

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Judges: Toal, Finney, Moore, Waller, Burnett

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