State v. Green
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Earee, J., Spartanburg, October term, 1895. The defendants, Edward D. Green, Fannie Carson, and John L. Page, were convicted of killing J. O. Carson.
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Before Earee, J., Spartanburg, October term, 1895. The defendants, Edward D. Green, Fannie Carson, and John L. Page, were convicted of killing J. O. Carson. From this judgment the defendant, Edward D. Green, appeals on the following exceptions: Because the Circuit Judge erred in allowing the witness, William Blackwell, on the cross-examination of counsel for the defendant, Page, to testify as follows: “Q. How far were you from them when you saw them talking? A. They were some twenty or thirty steps; not more than that. Q. They did not seem to be talking any secret? A. They were rather…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chiee Justice McIvER.
The appellant was indicted, jointly with Fannie Carson and John E. Page, for the murder of J. O. Carson, called in the testimony Ban Carson, and the parties were tried jointly in the Court of General Sessions for Spartanburg County, at October term, 1895. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty against Edward D. Green, and the other two defendants were found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. In accordance with this verdict, the defendants, Fannie Carson and John E. Page, were sentenced to imprisonment for life in the state…
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