Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided December 22, 1919No. 10307PublishedCited by 5 opinions

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Shuler Jones was convicted of murder, and appeals. cite: As to law of express malice: 43 S. C. 138. As to the law of what is “bringing about a difficulty:” 87 S. W. 151; 58 Ga. 212; 13 S. E. 398; 31 Miss. 504; 24 S. W. 6-11; 5 S. W. 353; 109 A. S. R. 807-8; 21 Cyc., p. 810; 21 Cyc. 807; 60 A. S. R. 17; 60 Tex., p. 17; 76 Tex. 736; 37 A. S. R. 983; 55 S. C. 34; 142 M. O. 443; 25 Ga. 527; 26 Tex. App. 274; 8 Am. St. Rep. 577; (Tex.) 51 S. W. Rep. 250; (Tex.) 51 S. W. Rep. 244; 51 S. W. Rep. 1109; 74 A. S. R. 732; 71 A. S. R. 594. cite: As to lazo of express malice: 110 N. Y. 618; 17 N. E. 391;…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

The defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted of murder, with a recommendation to mercy, at the May term of Court, 1919, for Aiken county, before Judge Rice, and a jury. After sentence defendant appeals. The appeal complains of error on the part of the Circuit Judge in his supplementary instructions when the jury requested further instruction.

The instruction complained of is this:

“Foreman: Some of the jury did not understand the charge in case of self-defense, where each was carrying a gun. •

“The Court: If the lives of two men had…

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