Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided September 14, 1970No. 19103PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Lewis, Justice:

This is an appeal from a conviction of selling merchandise on Sunday, in violation of Sections 64-2 through 64-2.2, 1969 Supplement to the Code of Laws, commonly referred to as the “Sunday Closing Law.” The questions presented involve a determination of (1) whether there was any evidence to sustain the conviction, (2) whether the sales of merchandise for which appellant was convicted were procured by entrapment, and (3) whether the statutes under which the appellant was convicted are unconstitutional as violative of the equal protection and due process clauses of the State and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. JacobsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1961
  2. City of Charleston v. JenkinsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
  3. State v. PorterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1968
  4. Town of Hartsville v. McCallSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1915
  5. Whitney Trading Corp. v. McNairSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1970

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Collins v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983

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