State v. Lee
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Indictment against William Lee for burglary and larceny. The facts of the case and the ruling of the Circuit Judge are stated in the opinion. The exceptions considered by the court were as follows: II.
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Indictment against William Lee for burglary and larceny. The facts of the case and the ruling of the Circuit Judge are stated in the opinion. The exceptions considered by the court were as follows: II. Because his honor erred in holding that, in the preparation of the list, “E. J. Eelder was the defacto jury commissioner of this county, claiming to be so de jure,” after finding that his term of office had expired on the 24th day of December, -1890, and that, previous to that time, H. Riggs had been appointed to fill the vacancy then to occur, and had been confirmed by the senate. Y. Because…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McGowan.
The defendant was arraigned and tried at Orangeburg for burglary and larceny, at the January term, 1891. On being arraigned and before pleading to the indictment, he challenged the array of the entire panel, both grand and petit jurors, upon the grounds: ‘T. That the jury list for the year 1891, out of which said juries were drawn, was not prepared by H. Riggs, the legally appointed jury commissioner of said county, but by E. J. Felder, whose term of office as jury commissioner had expired, and his successor as aforesaid had been…
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