State v. Jackson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Smith, J., Jasper, Fall term, 1915. Jas. F. Jackson was convicted of arson, and he appeals. cite : As to change of venue: Civil Code 1912, sec. 3832; McM. Eq. 348; 8 S. C. 237; 54 S. C. 368; 6 S. C. 313;'9 S. C. 284; 61 S. C. 251; 2 McC. 384; 3 Mo. 194; 12 Wend. 203 N. Y.—; 2 W. Va. 73; 10 Inch 182. > As to what is a dwelling house, within the meaning of law as applied to arson: Black’s Law Dictionary; Wharton’s Crim.
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Before Smith, J., Jasper, Fall term, 1915. Jas. F. Jackson was convicted of arson, and he appeals. cite : As to change of venue: Civil Code 1912, sec. 3832; McM. Eq. 348; 8 S. C. 237; 54 S. C. 368; 6 S. C. 313;'9 S. C. 284; 61 S. C. 251; 2 McC. 384; 3 Mo. 194; 12 Wend. 203 N. Y.—; 2 W. Va. 73; 10 Inch 182. > As to what is a dwelling house, within the meaning of law as applied to arson: Black’s Law Dictionary; Wharton’s Crim. Law 357; 5 Corpus Juris 545; 27 S. C. 106; 5 Corpus Juris 546; 33 Me. 30; 64 Mass. 478; 52 N. C. 167; 13 Grat. (W. Va.) 763; Crim. Code, S. C., sec. 179. (oral argument).
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
Defendant appeals from sentence on conviction of arson, and assigns error, inter alia, in the refusal of his motion for a change of venue.
1, 2 In support of the motion, he submitted the affidavits of 20 prominent and respectable citizens of the county to the effect that- it was impossible for him to get a fair and impartial trial in Jasper county on account of prejudice against him, the inflamed state' of the public mind, and the popularity and influence of the prosecutor. . The State offered nothing to the contrary. The granting or…
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