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The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed and remanded the conviction of Philip David Guderyon for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, ruling that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that self-defense requires fear of death or serious bodily injury. The court clarified that a defendant may use proportional, non-deadly force in self-defense against a reasonable threat of bodily harm, and the jury should have been instructed accordingly. The case highlights the need for jury instruc
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- Michael Owens
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