Legal Opinion
State v. Hallback
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 2, 1894PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Before Izlar, J., Berkeley, June, 1893. Indictment against Jerry Hallback and Robert Scott for the murder of Robert Haisell in February, 1893. At the time of the homicide, the deceased was trying to arrest Jerry Hall-back under the warrant set forth in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Me. Justice McGowan.
“Agreed Case. The defendants, Jerry Hallback and Robert Scott, were indicted as principals, on a charge of murder, under the usual form of indictment, at the June term of the Coui’t of Sessions for Berkeley County. Upon the call of the case, the defendants demanded a full panel. The clerk reported only thirty-five jurors present. The judge declined to order a full panel, and directed the clerk to present the jurors. (Defendants excepted.) Before any juror was presented for challenge, defendants demanded that the panel be entirely…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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