State v. Burton
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before PeuriBoy, J., Newberry, Fall term, 1916. Ira O. Burton was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals. The following proceedings were had at the trial: During the selection of the jury the defendant made nine objections peremptorily. Juror No. 17, sworn, says: “I am not related by blood or marriage to the defendant. I haven’t formed or expressed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence, except I was a member of the coroner’s jury.
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Before PeuriBoy, J., Newberry, Fall term, 1916. Ira O. Burton was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals. The following proceedings were had at the trial: During the selection of the jury the defendant made nine objections peremptorily. Juror No. 17, sworn, says: “I am not related by blood or marriage to the defendant. I haven’t formed or expressed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence, except I was a member of the coroner’s jury. I am not conscious of any bias either for or against him. 1 know of no reason why I should not bring a true verdict according to the law and the testimony. “By…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.(1) The defendant' was tried under an indictment for murder of Langford at the Fall term of the Court of General'Sessions for Newberry county, 1916, before his Honor, Judge Peurifoy, and a jury, and convicted of manslaughter. A motion for a new trial was made and refused, and sentence imposed upon the defendant. After sentence defendant appeals, and by 20 exceptions imputes error, and seeks reversal. These exceptions allege error in presenting the juror No. 17. We think that his Honor was in error in presenting this juror, possibly as…
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