STATE v. BLASSINGAME

20695

271 S.C. 44 (1978)

244 S.E.2d 528

The STATE, Respondent, v. Ressie Mae BLASSINGAME, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronnie L. Smith, of Orander & Smith, Easley, and J. Redmond Coyle, Pickens, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Attys. Gen. Brian P. Gibbes and Robert N. Wells, Jr., Columbia, and Sol. William W. Wilkins, Jr., Greenville, for respondent.


May 22, 1978.

RHODES, Justice:

The appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On this appeal she alleges error in the conduct of the trial and further contends that the evidence of guilt was insufficient to warrant submission to the jury. We reverse and remand on the ground of an erroneous jury instruction.

We shall first consider the exception relative to the charge of the trial judge. Both murder and voluntary manslaughter...

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