Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1/17/1994

State v. Goodson

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440 S.E.2d 370
312 S.C. 278
1994 S.C. LEXIS 20

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recognizing that for a homicide to be excusable on the ground of accident, it must be shown that the killing was unintentional, that the defendant was acting lawfully, and that due care was exercised in the handling of the weapon
holding [h]omicide is excusable on the ground of accident when it appears that the defendant was acting lawfully in self defense and the victim was killed unintentionally
concluding a self-defense charge is not required unless it is supported by the evidence
holding a self-defense charge is not required unless it is supported by the evidence
holding for a jury charge of self-defense to be warranted the defendant must have actually believed he was in imminent danger of losing his life or sustaining serious bodily injury, or he actually was in such imminent danger
finding defendant was not entitled to self-defense charge when he presented no evidence showing actual or perceived imminent danger

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Judges: Harwell, Chandler, Finney, Moore, Toal

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