City of Greenville v. Foster
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mauudin, J.,' Greenville, William Foster was convicted in the recorder’s Court of violating an ordinance of the city of Greenville, and he appealed to the Circuit Court.
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Before Mauudin, J.,' Greenville, William Foster was convicted in the recorder’s Court of violating an ordinance of the city of Greenville, and he appealed to the Circuit Court. From the judgment upholding the conviction, defendant appeals on the following exceptions: 1. Because the Circuit Judge erred in holding that the recorder of the city of Greenville had. jurisdiction to try the defendant and that said Court was properly constituted, the error being that as the said Court was created by the city council of Greenville under the authority of the legislature, the Circuit Judge should have…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chiee Justice Gary.
This is an appeal from the order of his Honor, the Circuit Judge, sustaining the constitutionality of the municipal Court of the city of Greenville. The following facts appear in said order:
“Defendant was tried before the recorder of the city of Greenville and a jury on five charges of selling whiskey in violation of the city ordinances. Formal warrants were waived by the attorneys of defendant, but it was conceded in the argument before me that at the trial before the recorder that counsel for the city and for defendant agreed…
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