The State, Respondent v. Gerald Rudell Williams, Petitioner.

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals' decision, holding that the trial court did not err in refusing to charge the lesser‑included offense of assault and battery in the first degree and correctly instructed the jury on transferred intent because the case was tried as a general‑intent crime. The Court vacated the appellate opinion’s discussion of transferred intent’s applicability to attempted murder, leaving that issue for future determination.