Legal Opinion
State v. Colclough
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 25, 1889PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Before Norton, J., Clarendon, February, 1889. This was a prosecution against Eliza Colclough for arson. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Me. Chief Justice Simpson.
This case is before us upon an agreed ease hereto annexed.
“Case agreed upon.
“This case was tried before his honor, Judge J. J. Norton, and a jury at the February, 1889, term of the General Sessions Court for Clarendon County. The case was called on Monday, the prisoner arraigned and asked if she was ready for trial. She replied, T am ready.’ Her counsel immediately corrected her, demanded a copy of the indictment, and claimed all that the law gave the defendant; but when asked by the court if the defendant could go to trial on…
2Cited by3 opinions
- State v. McINTIRESupreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
- State v. WrightSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1927
- State v. FisherSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1945