State v. Hill

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice; Cothran.

Appeal from conviction of and sentence for manslaughter upon an indictment charging the defendant, John Hill, with the murder of his brother, Tom Hill, in Aiken County, on or about September 10, 1923. The exceptions raise the following questions:(1) Did the Circuit Judge err in excluding evidence of specific instances of violence on the part of the deceased towards members of the defendant’s family and neighbors, and especially towards the father of the defendant?(2) Did the Circuit Judge err in charging the jury that, in order to…