State v. McGill

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chiee Justice Stabler.

The defendant, Otis McGill, a young white man, was indicted and tried for murder at the May, 1938, term of the Court of General Sessions for Greenville County. He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to die by electrocution. His appeal to this Court, as stated and argued by his counsel, presents the following questions for decision:

"1. Was there error in amending .the indictment by changing the name of the deceased; in refusing the motion to quash the indictment; and in forcing the defendant to trial on such amended…