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STATE v. BUTLER

No. 27365.

407 S.C. 376 (2014)

755 S.E.2d 457

The STATE, Respondent, v. Beulah Ruth BUTLER, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided March 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chief Appellate Defender Robert M. Dudek, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, Assistant Attorney General Mark R. Farthing, all of Columbia, and Solicitor Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL.

Beulah Ruth Butler (Petitioner) appeals the court of appeals' decision affirming her convictions for voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm or a knife during the commission of a violent crime, claiming the court of appeals erred in affirming the denial of her motion for a directed verdict on self-defense. We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On July 23, 2006, Petitioner and her boyfriend, Tarquinius Lenard Russell...

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