State v. Turner
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J., Marion, October, 1920. Archie Turner, Mack Turner and Thomas E. Turner indicted for murder. The first two named upon conviction appeal. cite: Duty of Solicitor in the introduction of testimony: 104 S. C., 353. Mack Turner at most zvas an accessory after the fact: 73 S. C., 340. Where all facts proz>en may be true and still defendant may be innocent, there should be no conviction: 95 S. C., 389. Confession must be free and voluntary: 27 S. C., 26; 36 S. C.,…
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Before Prince, J., Marion, October, 1920. Archie Turner, Mack Turner and Thomas E. Turner indicted for murder. The first two named upon conviction appeal. cite: Duty of Solicitor in the introduction of testimony: 104 S. C., 353. Mack Turner at most zvas an accessory after the fact: 73 S. C., 340. Where all facts proz>en may be true and still defendant may be innocent, there should be no conviction: 95 S. C., 389. Confession must be free and voluntary: 27 S. C., 26; 36 S. C., 532; 74 S. C., 477; 99 S. C., 504. Confession implicating another admissible only as to party making it: 36 S. C., 530;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
The appellants were indicted along with Thomas Turner for the murder of Edwin White, and tried before Judge Prince and a jury. At the close of State’s evidence a motion was made for a directed verdict in favor of defendants, and refused. At the close of all the evidence in the case a similar motion was made and granted by his Honor as to Thomas Turner, and refused as to Archie Turner and Mack Turner; they were convicted b}r the jury of murder with recommendation to mercy and sentenced: thereupon they appeal.
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