State v. Bowman
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Witherspoon, J., Beaufort, September, 1894. Application by Arthur Bowman for discharge from arrest in the case of State v. Bowman, heard on Circuit upon the following agreed statement of facts: The petitioner, Arthur Bowman, was arrested upon a bench warrant issued by the clerk of the Court of General Sessions for this county.
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Before Witherspoon, J., Beaufort, September, 1894. Application by Arthur Bowman for discharge from arrest in the case of State v. Bowman, heard on Circuit upon the following agreed statement of facts: The petitioner, Arthur Bowman, was arrested upon a bench warrant issued by the clerk of the Court of General Sessions for this county. No affidavit charging any offence was made by any person against said petitioner before any committing or examining officer, and no warrant was issued by any officer for the arrest of said Arthur Bowman, but the solicitor, of his own motion, upon the request of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The agreed statement of facts upon which the case was heard by his honor, Judge Witherspoon, together with the order of Judge Witherspoon and appellant’s exceptions, will be set out in the report of the case. His honor, Judge Witherspoon, states in his order that the attorney for the defendant moved for the discharge of the prisoner, on the grounds that “the bill found by the grand jury was not *111based upon an affidavit charging the defendant with any offence, but that the prosecution in this court was instituted upon the motion of the…
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