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STATE v. GOODSON

No. 23996.

440 S.E.2d 370 (1994)

The STATE, Respondent, v. James E. GOODSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided January 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Atty. Joseph L. Savitz, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen., T. Travis Medlock, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Donald J. Zelenka, Deputy Atty. Gen., Salley W. Elliott, Columbia, and Sol. Ralph J. Wilson, Conway, for respondent.

HARWELL, Chief Justice:

James E. Goodson (Goodson) appeals his murder conviction, alleging that the trial judge erred in failing to instruct the jury on the defenses of accident and self defense. We disagree and affirm.

I. Facts

On the evening of January 4, 1992, Goodson was drinking and playing pool with friends at a local bar. An argument over a one dollar bet erupted between Goodson and Jake Floyd (Floyd), during which Floyd threatened...

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