Sellers v. Boone

Bussey, Justice:

The instant appeal is from an order of the judge of the First Judicial Circuit denying appellant’s application for post-conviction relief. Appellant was arrested on February 9, 1968, following his alleged participation in certain racial disturbances in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and was later indicted on three counts, the first of which charged him with conspiracy to commit the crime of riot, the second of which charged inciting persons to commit a riot, and the third of which charged him with the offense of riot. Upon his trial at the September 1970 term of court, upon…