State v. Washington

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court held that the trial court erred by giving an accomplice‑liability instruction and that this error prejudiced Sha'quille Washington’s conviction for voluntary manslaughter. It affirmed the lower court’s rulings on the exclusion of hearsay, blood‑alcohol, and other testimony, and it affirmed the refusal to give a self‑defense instruction. Accordingly, the Court reversed the manslaughter conviction and remanded for a new trial on that charge.