State v. Williamson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Cijas. Carroll Simms, special Judge, Bamberg, April, 1920. R. O. Williamson indicted for the murder of W. H. Brabham.
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Before Cijas. Carroll Simms, special Judge, Bamberg, April, 1920. R. O. Williamson indicted for the murder of W. H. Brabham. Upon conviction for manslaughter, the defendant appeals. cites: Continuance should have been granted on account of sickness of defendant’s wife, a material witness:113 S. C. 91; 50 S. C. 403; ...Comment of trial Judge on the facts improper: 47 S. C. 489; 50 S. C. 161; 49 S. C. 488; 51 S. C. 453. Testimony as to bad temper and violence of deceased should have been admitted: 46 S. C. B. (12 Rich.) 430. cites: Motion for continuance addressed to the discretion of the Court…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
The defendant' was tried at a special term of Court for Bamberg county in 1920, the indictment being for murder, and convicted of manslaughter, and duly sentenced by Hon. Chas. Carroll Simms, special Judge, and appeals and by five exceptions alleges error.
The first exception is:
“The Court erred in forcing the defendant to trial in the absence of Mrs. Williamson, the most material witness in the case on behalf of defendant, and that the ruling that her affidavit on the motion for trial was sufficient to protect the rights of the…
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