Legal Opinion
State v. Waitus
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided July 28, 1953No. 16767PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxner, Justice.
At the June, 1951, term of the Court of General Sessions for Georgetown County, appellant, a Negro about thirty-three years of age, was indicted for murder. Upon arraignment, he stated that he was without counsel. The Court thereupon appointed three members of the Georgetown Bar to represent him. They promptly made a motion for a change of venue which, after a full hearing, was granted and the place of trial changed to Marion County. At a special term of court in that county, held in August, 1951, the case was called for trial. Counsel for appellant made a motion for a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Cassell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Fay v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Akins v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hill v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. KornahrensSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- State v. GoolsbySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1980
- State v. MiddletonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- State v. ChasteenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
- The STATE v. WorthySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
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