Legal Opinion
City of Charleston v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 13, 1961No. 17856PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moss, Justice.
The twenty-four appellants, all of whom are Negro high school students, were arrested on April 1, 1960, and charged with the violation of Section 16-386, as amended, of the 1952 Code of Laws of South Carolina, and Section 33-39, 1952 Code of the City of Charleston.
The appellants were tried before the City Recorder in the police court of the City of Charleston, on April 19, 1960. Each of the appellants was found guilty of both charges and sentenced to pay a fine of Fifty and 00/100 ($50.00) Dollars or to imprisonment for fifteen days on each offense, the sentences in each case to…
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3Cited by18 opinions
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