State v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wallace and Gary, J. J., Anderson, October, 1893, and June, 1894. This was an indictment against J. Mims Sullivan for the murder of Herman G. Gilreath in Greenville, on June 14, 1892. The case was removed to Anderson for trial. See State v. Sullivan, 39 S. 0., 400. Defendant was convicted of murder and appealed from the sentence.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
J. Mims Sullivan, the appellant herein, was indicted for murder, in killing Herman G. Gilreath in Greenville, in said State, on the 14th of June, 1892. The case was continued by the defence on account of the absence of material witnesses, and at the fall (1892) term of court, the defence moved for a change of venue and challenged the array of jurors, on the ground that the sheriff of Greenville County, who was one of the officers charged with drawing the juries and with summoning them, was a half brother of the deceased.
The challenge…
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