Supreme Court of South Carolina· 10/24/1988
State v. Gilliam
Citations
- 373 S.E.2d 596
- 296 S.C. 395
- 1988 S.C. LEXIS 113
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- holding the evidence supported both a self-defense charge and a voluntary manslaughter charge
- holding the evidence supported both a self-defense charge and a voluntary manslaughter charge
- finding trial judge erred in refusing to charge both self-defense and voluntary manslaughter because they are mutually exclusive
- “Appellant’s testimony that the victim threatened him and then fired at him would support a finding of sufficient legal provocation and heat of passion”
- “Appellant’s testimony that the victim threatened him and then fired at him would support a finding of sufficient legal provocation and heat of passion.”
- “[The] jury may fail to find all the elements for self-defense but could find sufficient legal provocation and heat of passion to conclude the defendant was guilty of voluntary manslaughter.”
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Judges: Gregory, Harwell, Chandler, Finney, Toal
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13 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. NicholsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-01-20· cited 80×
- State v. WigginsSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1998-05-18· cited 73×
- State v. LowrySupreme Court of South Carolina· 1993-07-12· cited 34×
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1996-07-01· cited 31×
- State v. StarnesSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2010-08-16· cited 30×
- State v. GadsdenSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1994-03-21· cited 22×
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1996-01-22· cited 12×
- State v. DickeyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2008-10-29· cited 10×
- State v. FranklinCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1992-12-07· cited 9×
- State v. HollandCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2009-08-18· cited 8×
- State v. NilesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2012-09-12· cited 4×
- State v. PayneCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 2021-08-04
- State v. LowryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina· 1992-11-16
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