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STATE v. RYE

No. 26379.

375 S.C. 119 (2007)

651 S.E.2d 321

The STATE, Respondent, v. Grover RYE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided September 10, 2007.

Rehearing Denied October 19, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Carruth Link, of West Columbia, and Kenneth M. Mathews, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Henry Dargan McMaster, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Solicitor Warren Blair Giese, all of Columbia, for Respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL:

This is a direct appeal in a criminal case. A jury convicted Appellant Grover Rye ("Appellant") of murder, and we certified the case for review from the court of appeals. Because we find that the jury was not properly charged regarding a defense Appellant asserted at trial, we reverse.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The events which culminated in the incident that is the subject of this appeal are both disturbing and bizarre. According...

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