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STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 5039.

400 S.C. 308 (2012)

733 S.E.2d 605

The STATE, Respondent, v. Wendell WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided October 24, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Kathrine Hudgins , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott , Assistant Attorney General William Blitch, Jr. , all of Columbia; and Solicitor Barry J. Barnette , of Spartanburg, for Respondent.

WILLIAMS, J.

In this criminal appeal, Wendell Williams (Williams) argues the circuit court erred in three respects when it: (1) refused to instruct the jury on the law of self-defense; (2) refused to instruct the jury on the law of accident; and (3) refused to admit toxicology evidence regarding the intoxication of the victim. We reverse.

FACTS

The following evidence was adduced during Williams' trial for killing his brother, Joe Williams (victim...

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