State v. Hampton
Supreme Court of South Carolina
. Before Addrich, J., Greenwood, cite: Evidence taken by coroner cam not be varied by parol: 26 S. C., 199; 3 Strob., 33. Witness should not be contrcu dicted without laying ‘proper foundation: 15- S. C., 381; 82 S'. W., 882; 7 Ene. Ev., 80, 110; 2 Meik, 171. Answer in contradiction should conform to question: 2 Strob., 178; 7 Ency.
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. Before Addrich, J., Greenwood, cite: Evidence taken by coroner cam not be varied by parol: 26 S. C., 199; 3 Strob., 33. Witness should not be contrcu dicted without laying ‘proper foundation: 15- S. C., 381; 82 S'. W., 882; 7 Ene. Ev., 80, 110; 2 Meik, 171. Answer in contradiction should conform to question: 2 Strob., 178; 7 Ency. Ev., 80, 92; 52 S. E., 14; 52 S-. C., 470 ; 2 Meilí, 171; 66 S. C., 419. Manslaughter: 72 S. -C., 201; Oriin!. Code, 120. Charge indicated wihat verdict should be: 30 S. C., 609 ; 28 S. C., 4. Instruction, misstating issues is error: 4 Cur. If., 51, 148-; 68 S-.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
The appellants were indicted and tried for the murder of Robert White in Greenwood County on June 17, 1906. Lawrence Hampton was found guilty and received sentence of death. Nelson Hampton- and Jack Lewis were found guilty with recommendation to mercy and received -sentence of life imprisonment.
1 First Exception. O-n the cross-examination of some of the witnesses for the State defendants’ counsel sought to show that their -testimony on- the trial varied -from! th-ei-r testimony as- -taken down- in writing by die acting coroner at .the…
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