State v. Suber
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Laurens, January term, 1908. Indictment against Richard Súber for murder of Dave Hunter. From sentence on verdict of manslaughter, defendant appeals. cite: It is error to contradict a witness on an irrelevant issue: 30 Ency.; 1100, HO®; 33 S. C., 139, 35S; 43 S. C., 310 ;1 McC., 333; 49 Am. R., 794. Oral argument.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
On the night of 38th December, 1907, a number of persons were standing around the railroad station and store of W. H. Whitlock at Goldville in Laurens county. Several shots were fired and one Dave Hunter was killed. The defendant, Richard Súber, was indicted on the charge of the murder of Hunter and convicted of manslaughter.
1 The main reliance of defendant’s counsel in asking for a reversal of the judgment is the alleged error of the Circuit Judge in allowing the solicitor to ask Ed Ham, a witness for the defendant, if he had not…
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