State v. Waldrop
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Greenville, January, 1905. Indictment against John Waldrop. From sentence on verdict, the defendant appeals on the following exceptions : “I. Error in allowing the State to introduce in evidence the contract between D. E. Donald and S. D. Maddox, the said contract not having been proved in the manner required by law. “II.
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Before Gary, J., Greenville, January, 1905. Indictment against John Waldrop. From sentence on verdict, the defendant appeals on the following exceptions : “I. Error in allowing the State to introduce in evidence the contract between D. E. Donald and S. D. Maddox, the said contract not having been proved in the manner required by law. “II. In allowing the witness, D. D. Donald, to testify that he rented the premises in dispute to Mr. Maddox, the deceased, through Mr. Ellison, acting as his agent, the agency not having been proved, and the witness admitting that he was not present at the said…
1Opinion of the Court
November 9, 1905. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The appellant was indicted for the murder of S.L. Maddox, and the jury rendered a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. The homicide took place on the 31st of December, 1904. The defendant appealed upon exceptions, which will be set out in the report of the case; and in considering the questions presented by them, reference will be made to the exceptions by numbers.
First exception: The appellant's attorneys conceded that the writing was admissible in evidence, for the purpose of showing the contents found in the pockets…
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