State v. Hariott

Fishburne, AJ.:

The defendants, Elisha Hariott, Lisha Hariott, and William Hariott, were indicted for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Upon trial the two first named were convicted as charged, and William Hariott was convicted of simple assault. They assign error upon various grounds.

The facts giving rise to this prosecution are as follows: In the afternoon of January 26, 1946, the prosecuting witness, Mr. K. S. Smith, was driving his automobile Eastward on Rutledge Avenue in Camden, South Carolina. Just ahead of him, and parked against the curb of the street was a car…