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STATE v. BYRD

No. 24483.

474 S.E.2d 430 (1996)

The STATE, Respondent, v. Reginald BYRD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wanda H. Haile, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender, South Carolina Office of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General T. Travis Meldock, Chief Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, Senior Assistant Attorney General Harold M. Coombs, Jr., Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III, Columbia; and Solicitor Holman C. Gossett, Spartanburg, for Respondent.

TOAL, Justice:

Reginald Byrd appeals his murder conviction, arguing that the trial court erred by failing to charge the jury on the law of voluntary manslaughter. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Beverly Golden ("Victim") was found dead in her automobile, which was discovered in an isolated, wooded area in Spartanburg County. She had been shot four times with a pistol. A flashlight and a beer can were in her lap. An unopened beer can was...

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