Legal Opinion

State v. Baker

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 29, 1919No. 10196PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Before Memminger, J., Kershaw, Spring term, 1918. Andrew Baker was convicted of murder, and he appeals. Mr. deLoach cites: Civil Code 1912, vol. I, sec. 4045 ; 39 S. C. 47.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

This is an appeal from an order of his Honor, Judge Memminger, in ordering a mistrial in this case, after arraignment, plea of not guilty to the indictment by the defendant, and after two jurors had been-accepted and sworn and taken their seats as jurors in the case. After this Juror Baum was called and accepted by both the State and defendant and sworn. When he was accepted and ordered to be sworn he attempted to address the Court, and, when clerk finished the oath administered to him, he informed the Court that he was opposed to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. CasonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1894
  2. State v. CoolerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1919

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. WellsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1920

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