State v. Hill

Toal, Justice:

This is a direct appeal of a jury conviction for voluntary manslaughter. We REVERSE the trial court and REMAND for a new trial.

FACTS

In the early morning hours of May 14, 1990, an altercation occurred in the parking lot adjacent to a nightclub in Laurens, South Carolina. Veronica Hill, the appellant, was standing in the parking lot when one of the participants in the fight handed her a handgun. As the fight escalated, Hill fired a shot into the air. The victim, a spectator to the fight, jumped Hill from behind and began wrestling for the weapon. The scuffle ended when Hill and…