Legal Opinion
State v. Brown
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 14, 1948No. 16067PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxnur, Justice:
Appellant, John Brown, was jointly indicted with Russell Brown, Isaac Hill and R. B. Bennett, for the murder of Edward Speights. The last three named defendants were also charged with being accessories before and after the fact. The case was tried at the Eebruary, 1947, term of the Court of General Sessions of Kershaw County. At the conclusion of the State’s testimony, the trial judge granted a motion for a directed verdict as to Russell Brown, Isaac Hill and R. B. Bennett. He refused a similar motion in behalf of appellant who was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Chambers v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State v. GilbertSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1979
- State v. ChasteenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
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