State v. Gibson

During an altercation in a parking lot, Dennis Irby was shot and killed by a single 9mm gunshot. Adams Gibson and his brother Jacques Gibson were each indicted and convicted for the murder. Adams appeals, arguing the trial court erred in failing to grant a directed verdict and in failing to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter. We affirm.

FACTS

In September 2005, two groups of individuals, one from Ridgeway and one from Winnsboro, met at Chance’s Bar in Columbia. Although the groups seemed to be getting along most of the evening, at some point, animosity developed between Demetric…