Supreme Court of South Carolina· 3/6/1989

State v. Fuller

Citations

377 S.E.2d 328
297 S.C. 440
1989 S.C. LEXIS 42

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holding “the trial judge erred in charging the jury only the Davis charge without considering the facts and circumstances of the case”
holding trial courts should consider the facts and circumstances of the particular case in order to fashion a specifically tailored self-defense charge
holding a trial judge's refusal to include an additional requested jury charge on self-defense is reversible error where the facts and circumstances presented at trial warrant such a charge
holding a trial judge’s refusal to include an additional requested jury charge on self-defense is reversible error where the facts and circumstances presented at trial warrant such a charge
holding it is error for the trial judge to exclusively charge the Davis instruction on self-defense when the defendant requests additional charges and the evidence supports the request
holding under the common law of self-defense that an individual has no duty to retreat if by doing so he would increase his danger of being killed or suffering serious bodily injury

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Judges: Toal, Harwell, Chandler, Finney, Gregory

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