Stats v. Abelson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Smith, J., Greenville. Defendants appeal from a conviction on the charge of receiving stolen goods', knowing them to be stolen. The latter cite: As ,to the question of identity of goods: 106 S. C. 270. And urged that case at bar does not come within rule stated therein. cites: As to identity and ownership of property: 10 Ene.
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Before Smith, J., Greenville. Defendants appeal from a conviction on the charge of receiving stolen goods', knowing them to be stolen. The latter cite: As ,to the question of identity of goods: 106 S. C. 270. And urged that case at bar does not come within rule stated therein. cites: As to identity and ownership of property: 10 Ene. Ev. 668; 106 S. C. 272. As to corpus delicti: 2 Strob. 273; 4 McC. 358; 28 L. R. A. (N. S.). As to liability of one partner for the criminal acts of the other: 1 Mills Const. Rep. 274; 4 Strob. 303; 83 S. C. 256-7; Clark’s Crim. Law (2d ed., Hornbook Series) 329;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. ChiEE Justice Gary.
The defendants were convicted of receiving a roll of copper wire of the value of $60, knowing it to be stolen. All the exceptions (except the ninth) are dependent upon questions of fact. From a consideration of all the circumstances, we are led to the conclusion that there is testimony-tending to sustain every material allegation of the indictment.
The rule is thus stated in Railroad v. Partlow, 14 Rich. 237: “It may be that no one of the facts would, of itself, warrant the inference, and yet, when taken together, they may produce…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dantzler v. Cox & DantzlerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
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