State v. Davis

Appellant was convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill and was sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment. She excepts to the trial court’s refusal to give her requested jury instruction on self-defense. We affirm.

The requested instruction did not state the correct law of self-defense in this jurisdiction. The trial judge’s instructions, considered as a whole, did charge the jury accurately under State v. Bolton, 266 S. C. 444, 223 S. E. (2d) 863 (1976); therefore, we affirm appellant’s conviction. 2 While we find no reversible error in the instructions given, we suggest to the trial…