State v. Adams
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, Florence, March, 1914. The defendant, Luke Adams, indicted for bastardy. At the June, 1914, term of the Court of Sessions for Florence county the defendant was tried under this indictment. A jury was empaneled, and his Honor, Judge C. J. Ramage, upon learning that it was a bastardy case, ordered the Court room cleared of all negroes and boys. There were present the usual number of spectators.
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Before Hon. C. J. Ramage, special Judge, Florence, March, 1914. The defendant, Luke Adams, indicted for bastardy. At the June, 1914, term of the Court of Sessions for Florence county the defendant was tried under this indictment. A jury was empaneled, and his Honor, Judge C. J. Ramage, upon learning that it was a bastardy case, ordered the Court room cleared of all negroes and boys. There were present the usual number of spectators. The prosecutrix and three witnesses testified for the State. Upon the indictment the jury returned a verdict of “guilty.” A motion was made for a new trial on the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Gary.
The defendant was convicted under an indictment charging him with being the father of a bastard child.
The prosecutrix and three other witnesses testified for the State.
The defendant did not testify, nor offer any testimony.
He appealed upon'exceptions, which, will be reported.
1,2 The first exception cannot be sustained, for the reason that it lias not been made to appear that the discretion of his Honor, the presiding Judge, was erroneously exercised.
3 The second exception must be overruled, for the reason that the testimony…
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