State v. Jones

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Circuit Judge R D. Lide, Acting Associate Justice.

The defendant, Jesse Jones, a Negro youth about nineteen years of age, was indicted for the murder of one J. R Hughes, a white man, who was found dead at his home in Spartanburg County, on or about February 24, 1942. Upon this indictment the defendant was tried at the April, 1942, term of the Court of General Sessions for Spartanburg County before Hon. M. M. Mann, presiding Judge, and a jury. We quote the following from the “Statement” contained in the Transcript of Record:

“Attorneys were appointed by…