State v. McCalla
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Moore, J., Abbeville, William Henry McCalla was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals. with leave of Court, review the cases in 66 S. C. 423; 86 S. C. 211, and 86 S. C. 213, and cite: 2 Hill 619; 10 Rich. 341; 28 S. C. 29; 2 Strob. 464; 55 S. C. 326; 2 Dewin 215; Foster’s Criminal Daw 302; 2 Bishop Crim. Daw, secs. 642, 643, 744; Hawkins, P. C. (Curw. Ed.), p. 89, sec. 1; 21 Cyc. 760, 765; 66 S. C. 422.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Gary.
This is an appeal from the sentence imposed upon the defendant, who was convicted of manslaughter. The question is whether a person is subject to conviction for involuntary manslaughter, when he' is only guilty of ordinary negligence in handling a pistol which results in the killing of a bystander. The following cases show that the exceptions raising this question cannot be sustained. State v. Gilliam, 66 S. C. 419; 45 S. E. 6; State v. Tucker, 86 S. C. 211, 68 S. E. 523; State v. Revels, 86 S. C. 213, 86 S. E. 523.
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