State v. Edwards
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Berkeley, November term', 1909. Indictment against James Edwards for murder. From sentence, defendant appeals. cites: Discretion: 50 N. H., 120; 26 Wend., 152; 10 Wend., 281; Rooke’s Case, 5 Cooke, 100b; 6 Ency., 819-22; 74 Wis., 18; 47 S. C., 488. Continuance: 50 S. C., 403. cites: Continuance: 75 S. C., 152; 80 S. C., 332, 563. Is discretionary with trial Judge: 77 S. C., 240; 33 S. C., 106, 582; 48 S. C., 1; 76 S. C., 135; 78 S. C., 264; 66 S. C., 402; 38…
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Before Gary, J., Berkeley, November term', 1909. Indictment against James Edwards for murder. From sentence, defendant appeals. cites: Discretion: 50 N. H., 120; 26 Wend., 152; 10 Wend., 281; Rooke’s Case, 5 Cooke, 100b; 6 Ency., 819-22; 74 Wis., 18; 47 S. C., 488. Continuance: 50 S. C., 403. cites: Continuance: 75 S. C., 152; 80 S. C., 332, 563. Is discretionary with trial Judge: 77 S. C., 240; 33 S. C., 106, 582; 48 S. C., 1; 76 S. C., 135; 78 S. C., 264; 66 S. C., 402; 38 S. C., 333; 82 S. C., 236.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion- of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Jones.
The defendant was arraigned at the July, 1909, term of the Court of General Sessions for Berkeley county, Judge Watts presiding, charged with the murder of his wife about eight, years previous. The case was continued.
At the November, 1909, term, Judge Ernest Gary presiding, the case was tried and resulted in a conviction of murder without recommendation to mercy, and defenchant was sentenced to be hanged on December 10, 1909.
The exception assigns error in the refusal to continue the case at the November term and in proceeding…
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