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STATE v. ROSS

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272 S.C. 56 (1978)

249 S.E.2d 159

The STATE, Respondent, v. Lucille B. ROSS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

November 14, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse A. McCall, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, Greenville, 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.

November 14, 1978.

LITTLEJOHN, Justice:

Lucille B. Ross was tried for the murder of Jackson Sprouse. She admitted the killing and pleaded self-defense. Following a jury verdict against her, she appealed, alleging errors in the admission of evidence and in the charge to the jury.

The events surrounding Sprouse's death are not disputed: Janice Brookshire and her brother-in-law, Buddy Mackey, were engaged in a fight in a tavern parking lot. The decedent...

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