State v. Bowers
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Greenville, January term, 1902. Indictment against Alexander Bowers for murder. From sentence on verdict of manslaughter, defendant appeals. cite: Deduction of manslaughter is erroneous: 36 S. C., 479. Judge should declare the law: 58 S. C., 92. Daw as to self-defense not properly charged: 13 S. C., 466; 32 S. C., 44; 24 S. C., 282; 29 S. C., 236.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chiee Justice Pope.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the Circuit Judge, his Honor, Judge Gage, in his charge to the jury, correctly set forth the law of this State defining the crime of manslaughter, of which the defendant was convicted by the jury. It is but just to the presiding Judge that his entire charge should be reproduced. It is as follows: “Gentlemen of the jury: I am not going to say much to you in this case, because it is not .necessary for me to say much. The features of this case lie within a very narrow compass. If you…
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