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STATE v. GILCHRIST

No. 25187.

342 S.C. 369 (2000)

536 S.E.2d 868

The STATE, Respondent, v. Jimmy Gary GILCHRIST, Sr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 21, 2000.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Williams, Sr., of Williams, Hendrix, Steigner & Brink, P.A., of Lexington, for appellant.

Attorney General Charles M. Condon, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General J. Benjamin Aplin, all of Columbia; and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for respondent.

MOORE, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to seventeen years' imprisonment for the fatal shooting of Thomas Wideman (Victim). We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant admitted shooting Victim but claimed self-defense. The shooting occurred inside a club in McCormick County after a verbal confrontation in the parking lot. Several witnesses testified Victim was sitting in a parked vehicle...

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