STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 24851.

333 S.C. 62 (1998)

508 S.E.2d 29

The STATE, Respondent, v. Alexander Santee JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Yarborough, III, of Ashmore & Yarborough, Greenville, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Assistant Attorney General Derrick K. McFarland, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Robert M. Ariail, of Greenville, for respondent.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Alexander Santee Johnson was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The sole issue on appeal is whether Johnson was entitled to a jury charge on voluntary manslaughter. We hold that he was and, accordingly, we reverse.

FACTS

The facts, taken in the light most favorable to Johnson, indicate that in the early morning hours of December 12, 1995, Johnson was "hanging out...

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