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STATE v. McCASKILL

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300 S.C. 256 (1990)

387 S.E.2d 268

The STATE, Respondent v. Joyce Lee McCASKILL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 8, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack B. Swerling of Swerling & Harpootlian, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Amie L. Clifford, Columbia, and Sol. Wade S. Kolb, Jr., Sumter, for respondent.

Heard Oct. 31, 1989.

Decided Jan. 8, 1990.

HARWELL, Justice:

Appellant Joyce Lee McCaskill shot and killed Donna Scott during a domestic quarrel. Appellant was sentenced to twenty years for voluntary manslaughter and a concurrent five year sentence for possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

I. FACTS

In January of 1987, Glenn and Donna Scott separated after being married for twenty-three years. At that time, Glenn made public...

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