State v. Dixon

Littlejohn, Justice.

The appellant Dixon was tried and convicted of possession of contraband by a prisoner, in violation of § 55-383, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1962). He was, at the time, an inmate of Central Correctional Institution in Columbia. The contraband charge arose when a guard discovered eight (8) one-half pint bottles of Vodka in a box of groceries appellant was carrying while performing his job as canteen manager in his cell block.

The trial court allowed the appellant to represent himself. Before permitting such, the court asked the appellant ques tions as to his education…