State v. Washington

Summary

The South Carolina Supreme Court held that the trial court erred by giving a jury instruction on accomplice liability and that the error prejudiced the petitioner, reversing the voluntary manslaughter conviction and remanding for a new trial. The Court affirmed the trial court’s exclusions of certain testimony and its refusal to give a self‑defense instruction, and vacated the appellate court’s ruling on the admissibility of a hearsay statement that was not preserved for review.