STATE v. MURRAY

No. 5150.

404 S.C. 300 (2013)

744 S.E.2d 607

The STATE, Respondent v. Christopher MURRAY, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender Breen Richard Stevens , of Columbia, for Appellant.

Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson , Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh , Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka , all of Columbia, and Solicitor William Walter Wilkins III , of Greenville, for Respondent.


FEW, C.J.

A jury found Christopher Murray guilty of murder for the shooting death of James Gibson. Murray argues the trial court erred by not charging the jury on the lesser-included offense of involuntary manslaughter. We affirm the trial court's decision not to charge involuntary manslaughter because there is no evidence the shooting was unintentional.

I. Factual and Procedural History

On the evening of January 18, 2010, Murray and his girlfriend...

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