State v. Key

Littlejohn, Justice:

Defendant Stewart H. Key appeals his conviction of aggravated assault and battery arising from a shooting incident at his convenience store in Charleston County.

On June 27, 1980, Coca-Cola Company employees Clifford Williams (helper) and Sidney Dudley (in charge of truck) went to defendant’s Shop and Save Curb Market to routinely reload the soft drink machine. Williams and the defendant exchanged some unfriendly words after Williams moved some produce baskets to make room for his handtruck. Williams proceeded to the drink machine and began inserting soft drinks at which…