State v. Mikell

Littlejohn, Justice.

On March 4, 1970, the appellants, J. L. Mikell and Joe “Fats” Brown, were first indicted by the grand jury and then arrested for conspiracy to, obstruct justice and attempt bribery from early January to March 4. They were tried jointly and convicted by a jury in the Court of General Sessions for Charleston County on June 5, of the same year. Each has appealed his conviction and asks for a new trial.

The facts leading up to, the action of the grand jury in indicting Mikell and Brown are as follows:

Arnold Venning, son of James Venning, was charged in the Court of General…