State v. Langford
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Edgefield, October, 1905. Indictment against Jesse Langford for larceny. From' sentence on verdict, defendant appeals. cite: Witness may describe a track, but not give cm opinion as to mho made it: 401 S. C., 328. Statement of circumstances relied on by State is charge on facts: 68 S'. C., 153; 65 S. C., 176; 70 S. C., 75; 67 S. C., 431; 61 S. C., 556; 68 S. C., 392; 69 S. C., 451. Instruction unoi safe to convictf’ should have been “must acquit!’ 1 Green.
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Before Gage, J., Edgefield, October, 1905. Indictment against Jesse Langford for larceny. From' sentence on verdict, defendant appeals. cite: Witness may describe a track, but not give cm opinion as to mho made it: 401 S. C., 328. Statement of circumstances relied on by State is charge on facts: 68 S'. C., 153; 65 S. C., 176; 70 S. C., 75; 67 S. C., 431; 61 S. C., 556; 68 S. C., 392; 69 S. C., 451. Instruction unoi safe to convictf’ should have been “must acquit!’ 1 Green. Ev., sec. 13, and note; 35 S. C., 25; 66 S'. C., 34. Juror was not impartial: 1 Bish. Cr. L. & P., sec. 774; Con., art.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
The defendant was tried in Edge-field County, August Term, 1901, and convicted of grand larceny. A new trial was gianted by the Circuit Court at said term. In September, 1901, he escaped from jail. He was recaptured and again brought to trial, October Term, 1905, convicted and sentenced.
It appears that on the night of July 4, 1901, some one entered the dwelling of J. E. Smith, in Edgefield County, and stole therefrom' his pants containing $63. The theft was discovered early next morning and the pants were found in a field near the…
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