State v. Ballenger

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Associate Justice Baker:

The “Statement of the Case” is in part as follows:

“Appellant was indicted by the Grand Jury of Green-ville County at the May term, 1941 of the Court of General Sessions for Greenville County, for the murder of one J. C. Skelton. The case was tried at the January, 1942 term of the Court of General Sessions for Greenville County before Honorable T. S. Sease, Presiding Judge, and a jury.

“In addition to his general plea of not guilty, the defendant interposed the plea of self-defense.

“During the trial of the case, twenty-two…