State v. Hunter
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gags, J., Greenwood, February, 1908. Indictment against G. Wash Hunter for murder of Flbert F. Copeland. Defendant appeals from sentence on verdict of manslaughter. Court of General Sessions for Greenwood county had no jurisdiction of this case: Secs. 3 and 5, art. VI, Con.; sec. 1, art. XIV, Amd. Con. U. S.; sec. 1, arts. V and VI, Amd.
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Before Gags, J., Greenwood, February, 1908. Indictment against G. Wash Hunter for murder of Flbert F. Copeland. Defendant appeals from sentence on verdict of manslaughter. Court of General Sessions for Greenwood county had no jurisdiction of this case: Secs. 3 and 5, art. VI, Con.; sec. 1, art. XIV, Amd. Con. U. S.; sec. 1, arts. V and VI, Amd. U. S. Con.; sec. 5, art. I, Con.; Code of Proc., 37, 30; 76 S. C., 105; 7 S. C., 373; Code of Proc., 147; 74 S. C., 513; Code 1903, 3735; 38 S. C., 399; 73 S. C., 574; Acts 1905, p. 845; sec. 17, art. Ill, Con.; Senate Rule XEIV; House Rule XXXI; sec.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
1 The defendant, G. Wash Hunter,
was indicted in the Court of General Sessions for Laurens county on the charge of the murder of Elbert F. Copeland in that county. An order was made changing the venue from Laurens county to Greenwood county, which on appeal was affirmed by this Court, 79 S. C., 91,.60 S. E., 266. The trial in Greenwood county resulted in the defendant being convicted of the crime of manslaughter and sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of eight years. From this judgment, defendant .appeals; his first position…
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