State v. McIver

Legge, Justice.

At the January, 1961, term of the Court of General Sessions for Darlington County, the defendant George Mclver was tried for murder of Dorothy Mae (also known as Tootsie) Brown. Convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve ten years, he appeals on numerous exceptions charging error on the part of the trial judge: (1) in admitting certain testimony; and (2) in denying his motions for directed verdict and for nerv trial.

Following is a summary of the testimony for the state:

Howard Godbold: Witness, a patrolman of the Darling-ton Police Department, went at about 6.T5 a. m. on…