Keels v. City of Sumter
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Proceeding in habeas corpus before Mr. Justice Fraser, Sumter. Affirmed. The order of Mr. Justice Fraser appealed from by the City of Sumter is: “This is a proceeding in habeas corpus. The defendant was convicted by the recorder of the city of Sumter upo-n six charges of petit larceny and sentenced to- thirty days for each offense. There was included in the- indictment a charge of carrying concealed' weapons.
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Proceeding in habeas corpus before Mr. Justice Fraser, Sumter. Affirmed. The order of Mr. Justice Fraser appealed from by the City of Sumter is: “This is a proceeding in habeas corpus. The defendant was convicted by the recorder of the city of Sumter upo-n six charges of petit larceny and sentenced to- thirty days for each offense. There was included in the- indictment a charge of carrying concealed' weapons. The defendant was also convicted o-f this offense-. The- alternative was given in each case of paying a fine. The defendant paid the fine for carrying concealed weapons. The city o-f…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
The agreed statement of facts in this case shows that John Keels was tried by the recorder of the city of Sumter in 1913, on six charges of petit larceny md convicted on all the charges and sentenced to thirty days’ imprisonment on the county chain gang for the county of Sumter, or pay a fine of one hundred dollars in each case.
Keels having been committed to the county chain gang a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in the usual form, was taken before Justice Fraser, based upon the lack of jurisdiction of the recorder of the city…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of Anderson v. SeligmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
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