State v. Hamilton

Brailsfoed, Justice.

This is an appeal by Leonard C. Hamilton from his copvictiop of the murder of a Spartanburg storekeeper and his sentence to death by electrocution. Appellant was arrested without a warrant about five hours after discovery of the homicide. A billfold, a social security card and certain pictures belonging to the victim were fopnd in his possession.. These exhibits were admitted in evidence at the trial. The •principal ground of appeal is that they should have been excluded as the fruits of an illegal search and seizure in violation of the appellant’s rights under the state…