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STATE v. SUMPTER

0494

286 S.C. 150 (1985)

332 S.E.2d 774

The STATE, Respondent, v. Leadea SUMPTER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

June 10, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asst. Appellate Defender Tara D. Shurling, S.C. Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Carlisle Roberts, Jr., and Staff Atty. Amie L. Clifford, Columbia, and Solicitor James O. Dunn, Conway, for respondent.

June 10, 1985.

GARDNER, Judge:

Leadea Sumpter (Sumpter) was tried for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. We affirm.

FACTS

The homicide in this case arose out of a lover's quarrel between Sumpter and the victim, Chesley L. Hamright (the victim). The altercation began in Sumpter's apartment where Sumpter, in allegedly defending herself, used a knife in the fight. The parties then apparently...

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