STATE v. WALKER

No. 24530.

478 S.E.2d 280 (1996)

The STATE, Respondent, v. Bobby Joe WALKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 18, 1996.

Rehearing Denied December 5, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Chief Attorney Joseph L. Savitz, III, of South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Charles Molony Condon, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Assistant Attorney General Charles F. Reid, Columbia, Solicitor George M. Ducworth, Anderson, all for Respondent.


TOAL, Acting Chief Justice:

Arguing that he was entitled to a charge on voluntary manslaughter, Bobby Joe Walker appeals his conviction for murder. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Judy Walker ("Victim") was killed when her husband Bobby Joe Walker ("Walker") shot her in the head. Walker himself testified and gave a description of how the killing occurred. He said Victim was angry with him over a family matter. He described what occurred...

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