State v. Bradshaw

Appellant was convicted of two charges of assault and battery with intent to kill and two charges of armed robbery, and sentenced to a total of seventy (70) years imprisonment. On this appeal it is asserted that the trial judge erred in refusing appellant’s motion for a mental examination.

The conviction arose out of an incident at a Greenville nightspot which appellant frequented. According to testimony at trial, the appellant had been in the establishment for approximately one hour before leaving and returning shortly with a rifle. After demanding money, he shot two patrons of the…