State v. Herron
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Purifoy, J., Aiken, Fall term, 1920. Tom Herron indicted for the murder of Mike Corbett and upon conviction of manslaughter appeals. cites: Statement by acczised at coroner’s inquest not admissible against him: 32 S. C. 402; 105 S. C. 58. “Real evidence” should have been considered by jury: 1 Greenleaf (15th Ed.) 26; Circumstantial and positive evidence: 23 C. J. 49. Accused entitled to plea of self-defense even if drunkenness brought on difficulty: 114 S. C. 257.…
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Before Purifoy, J., Aiken, Fall term, 1920. Tom Herron indicted for the murder of Mike Corbett and upon conviction of manslaughter appeals. cites: Statement by acczised at coroner’s inquest not admissible against him: 32 S. C. 402; 105 S. C. 58. “Real evidence” should have been considered by jury: 1 Greenleaf (15th Ed.) 26; Circumstantial and positive evidence: 23 C. J. 49. Accused entitled to plea of self-defense even if drunkenness brought on difficulty: 114 S. C. 257. cite: Voluntary statement by accused before or after the inquest competent against him: 44 S. C. 343; 54 S. C. 174. Brror,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
The appellant was charged with the murder of a man named Corbett. He was convicted of manslaughter. The appellant, Corbett, Huggins, Herron, Schofield, and a son of the appellant got into an automobile and went off to find some whiskey. They found the whiskey and drank it. Hater in the day the party drove into the town of Salley, and in the automobile was Corbett, dead. Corbett’s neck was broken, and his' head show'ed a lick on the side, made with a blunt instrument.
It seemls that at first there were conflicting statements, but the…
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