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State v. Hewitt

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 17, 1944No. 15673PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Associate Justice Eishburne

delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court:

John C. Plewitt, his wife, Veva Hewitt, and their two sons, Jasper Hewitt, aged fifteen, and Geno Hewitt, aged thirteen, were indicted in the Court of General Sessions for Greenville County for the murder of J. W. King. Upon trial, Jasper Plewitt was acquitted. John C. Hewitt and Veva Hewitt were found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment; Geno Hewitt was convicted of manslaughter, with recommendation to mercy, and was sentenced to confinement in the South Carolina School for Boys until he…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Beard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. State v. FrancisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
  3. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
  4. State v. GordonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
  5. State v. GibbsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1920

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Leeper v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State v. LeonardSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
  3. State v. HendrixSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1978
  4. State v. NorrisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
  5. State v. GranthamSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1953

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