State v. Bramlett
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Peurieoy, J., Greenville, September, 1919. . Hugh T. Bramlett, indicted for the murder of Mrs. Eou C. McHugh. Upon conviction, defendant appeals. cite: Defendant has the right to be present at every stage of.,his trial and cross-examination of witness in his absence was error: 40 S. C. 368; 36 S. C. 511. ' Being a part of the trial, there is a distinction between this case and 29 S. C. 232. Purther authorities requiring presence of accused: 146 U. S. 370; 36 L. Ed.…
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Before Peurieoy, J., Greenville, September, 1919. . Hugh T. Bramlett, indicted for the murder of Mrs. Eou C. McHugh. Upon conviction, defendant appeals. cite: Defendant has the right to be present at every stage of.,his trial and cross-examination of witness in his absence was error: 40 S. C. 368; 36 S. C. 511. ' Being a part of the trial, there is a distinction between this case and 29 S. C. 232. Purther authorities requiring presence of accused: 146 U. S. 370; 36 L. Ed. 612; 110 U. S. 574; 28 L. Ed. 265; 16 Corp. J. 813. And it makes no difference whether absence is voluntary or…
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] July 26, 1920. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The appellant was tried and convicted of murder, for the killing of Mrs. Lou C. McHugh. The undisputed facts, as appear by the record, are:
"That on June 18, 1919, the defendant, in the city of Greenville, S.C. upon a much traveled street, Pendleton street, went upon the front porch of the residence of Mrs. Lou C. McHugh, who was his mother-in-law, and in open daylight shot her twice with a pistol, the…
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