South Carolina v. Marin
Annotate this CasePetitioner Manuel Marin was convicted of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Marin appealed, and the court of appeals affirmed, rejecting his argument that the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to instruct the jury that a person acting in self-defense has the right to continue shooting until the threat has ended. The Supreme Court, after review, disagreed but affirmed, finding that the common law rule was sufficiently encompassed in the jury charge provided by the trial court. "Because the thorough jury charge included consideration of the applicable principles of self-defense, the failure to incorporate the precise 'continuing to shoot' verbiage does not rise to the level of reversible error. We therefore affirm the court of appeals' decision as modified."
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