State v. Reeder
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Befoi-e James Y. Cuebreath., special Judge, Newberry, August term, 1904. Indictment against John Reeder for murd.er. From sentence, defendant appeals. cite: Proof required to establish plea of self-defense: 33 S. C., 132. To obtain verdict of manslaughter, defendant not required to show he was without fault: 9 Ency., 581, 583, 586; 7 S. W. R., 862; 90 Mo., 608; 17 Nev., 435; 17 Ga., 497; 33 S. C., 133. Indictment should have charged death on next day and not on day of…
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Befoi-e James Y. Cuebreath., special Judge, Newberry, August term, 1904. Indictment against John Reeder for murd.er. From sentence, defendant appeals. cite: Proof required to establish plea of self-defense: 33 S. C., 132. To obtain verdict of manslaughter, defendant not required to show he was without fault: 9 Ency., 581, 583, 586; 7 S. W. R., 862; 90 Mo., 608; 17 Nev., 435; 17 Ga., 497; 33 S. C., 133. Indictment should have charged death on next day and not on day of shooting: Con., 1895, art. I., sec. 18 ; Con., 1868, art. I., sec. 13; 28 Ency., 281; 10 Ency. P. & P., 873.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Pope.
This prosecution was tried at the August term of the Court of General Sessions of Newberry, in the year 1904. The defendant was found guilty of murder, with recommendation to mercy. After refusing -the motion for a new trial, and also the motion in arrest of judgment, the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. The defendant appealed to this Court on the following grounds:
“I. The presiding Judge erred in charging, ‘Now, gentlemen of the jury, I have been requested by the State to charge you that it…
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