State v. Griffin

Harwell, Justice:

Appellant Theodore Griffin was convicted o£ murder and received a mandatory life imprisonment sentence. We affirm.

On April 5, 1980, Lawrence Wilson was shot and killed as he sat with appellant in his automobile in Richland County, South Carolina. Appellant was arrested and indicted for the murder. Testimony elicited during the trial indicated that the deceased was “going with” appellant’s estranged wife. Appellant admitted he shot the deceased but asserted that it was either voluntary manslaughter or a result of self defense.

Appellant first alleges that the trial court erred…