State v. Hayes
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DanTzeer, J., Oconee, November, 1903. Indictment against Hoyt Hayes for murder. From sentence on verdict of guilty, defendant appeals. cite: Formation of opinion is cause for exclusion: 17 Hncy., 1140,1143, 1144, 1138, 1130; 54 S. C., 151; Code, 1902, 2944; Thomp. and Mer. on Jur., 215-220. Judicial discretion must be regulated on legal-grounds: 47 S. C., 498; 18 S. C., 315. It is a right of defendant to have jury fully interrogated as to basis of his opinion: 31 S.…
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Before DanTzeer, J., Oconee, November, 1903. Indictment against Hoyt Hayes for murder. From sentence on verdict of guilty, defendant appeals. cite: Formation of opinion is cause for exclusion: 17 Hncy., 1140,1143, 1144, 1138, 1130; 54 S. C., 151; Code, 1902, 2944; Thomp. and Mer. on Jur., 215-220. Judicial discretion must be regulated on legal-grounds: 47 S. C., 498; 18 S. C., 315. It is a right of defendant to have jury fully interrogated as to basis of his opinion: 31 S. C., 257; 26 S. C., 201; 25 S. C., 171; 65 S. C., 243; 54 S. C., 150; 34 S. C., 33; 16 S. C., 460. cites: Was it error in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice .Woods.
The defendant was convicted in the Court of General' Sessions for Oconee County of the murder of his wife, and appeals to this Court, alleging error of the Circuit Judge in the conduct of the examination of jurors on their voir dire and in passing on their impartiality, and in refusing a motion for a new trial.
Under the first six exceptions, two> errors are charged: First; that the presiding Judge erroneously ruled, “that jurors could not be asked, when sworn on voir dire, whether it would require testimony to> remove the opinion…
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