State v. Sudduth
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., Greenville, January, 1905. Indictment against Reuben Sudduth and William1 Putnam for murder. From1 verdict on sentence for manslaughter, Sudduth appeals. Mr. T. P. Cothran cites: Charge indicated convictions of Judge: 47 S. C'., 488. Bvidence as to defendant’s silence incompetent: 1 Green. Bv., sec. 197; 32 S. C., 401; 18 S. Cl, 30 ; State v. Phillips, 73 S. C. ; (Reporter furnished no' argument.)
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice'Woods.
Reuben Sudduth and William Putnam' were tried for the killing of Wilmer Sloan, while attempting to arrest him for'violation of the Dispensary law. Putnam was acquitted and Sudduth was. convicted of manslaughter. By his appeal defendant Sudduth first alleges error in the admission of the following evidence of Dr. Bramlet as to a statement made to him by the deceased, the contention being that though the statement was made in the presence of the defendant, it was nevertheless incompetent as hearsay: “When I went to the jail, deceased…
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