State v. Perry
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Dan'TzrEr, J., Saluda, Indictment against John C. Perry for murder of Joe Denny Wills. From sentence on verdict of manslaughter, defendant appeals.
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Before Dan'TzrEr, J., Saluda, Indictment against John C. Perry for murder of Joe Denny Wills. From sentence on verdict of manslaughter, defendant appeals. The former cite: If there is no evidence to support the kind of verdict rendered, it should be set aside: 25 S. C., 168; 14 Rich., 230; 19 S. €., 94; 25 S. C., 173. cite: The jury alone has the power to say if defendant is guilty of any crime, and what: 29 S. C., 43; 28 S. C., 29, 572. The opinion in this case was filed August 5, 1907, but remittitur held up on petition for rehearing until
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September 17, 1907. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The defendant was tried on an indictment for murder, convicted of manslaughter, with a recommendation to the mercy of the Court, and sentenced to a term of five years in the penitentiary.
He appealed upon numerous exceptions, but abandoned all except the 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th.
The 7th exception is as follows: "Because the Court erred in the following ruling, examination of Mose Farrow, testifying as to his knowledge as to cause of Wills' stock trespassing on Perry: `Q. The Court: Why A. Because the old fence was down and they would…
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