State v. Murray
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Purdy, J., Sumter, March, 1904:. Indictment against George W. Murray for forging and uttering a lease. From sentence on verdict of guilty, defendant appeals on following exceptions: “First. Because, it is respectfully submitted, his Honor erred in allowing the State, over the objections of the defendant, to challenge peremptorily more than two jurors; whereas, the law only allowed the State two challenges in the trial of said case. “Second.
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Before Purdy, J., Sumter, March, 1904:. Indictment against George W. Murray for forging and uttering a lease. From sentence on verdict of guilty, defendant appeals on following exceptions: “First. Because, it is respectfully submitted, his Honor erred in allowing the State, over the objections of the defendant, to challenge peremptorily more than two jurors; whereas, the law only allowed the State two challenges in the trial of said case. “Second. Because his Honor erred in refusing the motion of the defendant to direct a verdict of not guilty upon the close of the case for the State, which…
1Opinion of the Court
October 30, 1905. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The indictment under which the defendant was convicted, charged that he "did wilfully and falsely utter and publish as true, a certain false, forged and counterfeited writing, and instrument of writing, commonly called a lease of land, of the tenor as follows: * * * He, the said George W. Murray, then and there, well knowing the same to be forged, with intent to defraud Scipio Chatman and James Chatman." * * *
The exceptions will be set out in the report of the case. The first question that will be considered is, whether his Honor,…
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