State v. Shaw
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Shipp, J., Kingstree, October, 1915. Joe Shaw- was convicted of resisting an officer and of assault and battery. From an order of the Circuit Court setting aside the verdict, the State appeals. cites: 3 Cyc. 876; 2 R. C. L. 23, and distinguishes 48 S. F. 910. cite: 48 S. E. 910.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
Defendant was tried for resisting an officer and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, on the following facts: A warrant charging him with disposing of property under lien was issued by a magistrate and directed to W. F. Allen, a rural policeman of the county, and delivered to him for execution. Allen took the warrant and drove to defendant’s house in a buggy with a Mr. Bradham. He left the warrant in his buggy, 150 or 200 yards from the house, and went into the house and put his hand on defendant’s shoulder and told…
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