Legal Opinion
State v. Brayboy
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided March 4, 2010No. 4652PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHuff, J.
John Brayboy was convicted of murder in the death of his girlfriend and was sentenced to forty years. Brayboy appeals, asserting the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on involuntary manslaughter. We reverse and remand.
FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Early in the morning on August 8, 2005, neighbors Towanda Means and her boyfriend, Roger Brewton, heard Brayboy and his live-in girlfriend, Simone Garrett, arguing in their home next door. Kenneth Holbert, who lived in the other side of a duplex shared with Brayboy and Simone, testified the arguing between Brayboy and Simone started as…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- State v. KnotenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- State v. ColeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
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3Cited by9 opinions
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