Legal Opinion

State v. Bigham

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 1, 1926No. 11913PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice. Watts.

The defendant was indicted for the murder of his brother, It. Smiley Bigham. The homicide occurred in Florence County on the 15th day of January, 1921. At the same time Mrs. M. M. Bigham, the mother, Mrs. Margie Black, the sister, and her two adopted sons, John and Leo Mc-Cracken, were also slain. The defendant was arrested on. January 20, 1921, on warrants charging him with the murder of all of these parties. At the March term, 1921, of the Sessions' Court of Florence County, he was indicted, bjr the grand jury for their murder, and…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. State v. GriffinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
  4. The People v. . ColeNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  5. State v. RowellSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1906

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. KingSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
  2. State v. BRITTSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
  3. State v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1956
  4. State v. HesterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
  5. Davenport v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941

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