STATE v. ROGERS

21344

275 S.C. 485 (1980)

272 S.E.2d 792

The STATE, Respondent, v. Joseph ROGERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

December 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Staff Atty. Vance J. Bettis, of S.C. Commission of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Attys. Gen. Kay G. Crowe and Russell D. Ghent, Columbia, and Sol. Dudley Saleeby, Jr., Florence, for respondent.


December 4, 980.

NESS, Justice:

Appellant Joseph Rogers was convicted of murder, in the shooting deaths of his wife and stepdaughter, and given two consecutive life sentences. We affirm.

Appellant asserts the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury the law on voluntary manslaughter. We disagree.

Appellant requested a charge on voluntary manslaughter which was refused; counsel was not required to except to the ruling to preserve the...

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