State v. Ballew
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Greenwood, February term, 1908. Indictment against D. J. and D. W. Ballew for assisting prisoners in escaping from jail. Defendants appeal from sentence. cites: Trial Judge should not ask questions of witness tending to show his opinion of his evidence: Clark’s Crim. Proc., 460; 21 Ency.
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Before Gage, J., Greenwood, February term, 1908. Indictment against D. J. and D. W. Ballew for assisting prisoners in escaping from jail. Defendants appeal from sentence. cites: Trial Judge should not ask questions of witness tending to show his opinion of his evidence: Clark’s Crim. Proc., 460; 21 Ency. P. & P., 994; 30 S. C, 138; 112 111. App., 458; 1 Cvc., 219. Defense has the right to contradict a witness for State: 33 S. C., 197; 4 Current E, 1964; 58 S. C., 75; 70 S. C., 183. It is error to send to jury an issue not raised by pleadings: 11 Ency. P. & P., 159. Under indictment charging…
1Opinion of the Court
June 17, 1909. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The defendants were convicted on an indictment framed under section 268 of Criminal Code, the indictment charging that they "did wilfully and unlawfully convey into the county jail of Greenwood county, where prisoners were lawfully confined and detained, certain implements for the purpose of aiding and assisting prisoners therein confined to escape, said instruments being a cold chisel, hammer, and a bunch of keys, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided," etc.
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