State v. Martin
Supreme Court of South Carolina
John Martin was indicted for the murder of Peter Polite, found guilt}7, and recommended to the mercy of the Court. Prom a sentence to life imprisonment the defendant appeals. cite State v. Addy, 28 S. C., 4. cites: Corpus Delicti: State v. Bennett, 40 S. C., 308; King v. Bennett, 4 Bam. & Aid., 95, 6 E. C. K, 404; Campbell v. People, 42 N. E. R., 126; McCullough v. State, 48 Ind., 109; State v. Williams, 7 Jones, N. C., 446; Williams v. Com., 29 Pa.
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John Martin was indicted for the murder of Peter Polite, found guilt}7, and recommended to the mercy of the Court. Prom a sentence to life imprisonment the defendant appeals. cite State v. Addy, 28 S. C., 4. cites: Corpus Delicti: State v. Bennett, 40 S. C., 308; King v. Bennett, 4 Bam. & Aid., 95, 6 E. C. K, 404; Campbell v. People, 42 N. E. R., 126; McCullough v. State, 48 Ind., 109; State v. Williams, 7 Jones, N. C., 446; Williams v. Com., 29 Pa. St., 102. Evidence: Mobley v. R. R., 20 S. E. R., 83. Experts: Rogers Expert Testimony, p. 141, secs. 59, 60. Charge: State v. Williams, 14 S.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
The appellant was indicted for the murder of one Peter Polite, the jury found him guilty, with a recommendation to mercy, and he was, according to statute, sentenced to imprisonment for life. The proof of the corpus delicti was by circumstantial or presumptive evidence alone. No evidence was offered in behalf of the defendant. The testimony for the State tended to show that on Sunday night before Christmas, in 1894, Peter Polite, having in his pocket $40 or $45, his savings from his labor that year, left the premises of John C. Davis,…
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