State v. Williams
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J., Anderson, Proceeding by State to estreat the recognizance of Fannie Bridges and W. W. Williams. From Circuit order dismissing the rule, the State appeals. Mr. Wolfe cites: Magistrate may bail for .preliminary: Sec. 24, Code of Proc. Such bail-bonds estreated in Court of General Sessions: Sec. 85, Code of Proc.
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Before Prince, J., Anderson, Proceeding by State to estreat the recognizance of Fannie Bridges and W. W. Williams. From Circuit order dismissing the rule, the State appeals. Mr. Wolfe cites: Magistrate may bail for .preliminary: Sec. 24, Code of Proc. Such bail-bonds estreated in Court of General Sessions: Sec. 85, Code of Proc. Court of General Sessions has exclusive jurisdiction in such cases: 67 S. 'C., 203. Suit on bail-bond in Court of Common Pleas not the proper procedure: Id. Surety held responsible in default, the continuance notwithstanding: 138 N. C., 560; 121 Ga:, 594. Necessary…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
On September 25. 1907, the respondent became surety on the recognizance of Fannie Bridges for her appearance in the court of a magistrate. The condition of the recognizance, in so far as the questions decided are affected, was as follows: “That said Fannie Bridges shall personally appear before the court of magistrate B. F. Wilson, in the court aforesaid, in Anderson county, on the second day of October, at ten a. m., then and there to answer to a bill of indictment to be preferred against Fannie Bridges for adultery, and to do and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Whaley v. LawtonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1900
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