Douglas v. State

hA Union County jury found appellant Courtney Douglas guilty of first degree murder and possession of a firearm by certain persons. On the murder charge, he received a sentence of life imprisonment plus an additional fifteen years for use of a firearm. On the possession-of-a-firearm charge, he received forty years and a fine of $15,000. For reversal, Douglas asserts that the circuit court erred by (1) denying his motion for new trial because court security had barred members of his family from the courtroom during voir dire and (2) denying his request to instruct the jury on manslaughter and…