State v. May
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Witherspoon, J., York, April, 1888. This was an indictment against John May, jr., for selling liquor without a license in April, 1887. During the cross-examination of John Robinson, he testified as follows: ‘‘Have been sworn on this same series of cases before. Said on former occasion that I was offered $50 — that I was told that Mr. May would be fined $50, and that I would get one-half.
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Before Witherspoon, J., York, April, 1888. This was an indictment against John May, jr., for selling liquor without a license in April, 1887. During the cross-examination of John Robinson, he testified as follows: ‘‘Have been sworn on this same series of cases before. Said on former occasion that I was offered $50 — that I was told that Mr. May would be fined $50, and that I would get one-half. I said that — that it was advertised in the newspapers that reporters would get one-half the fines, $25. Q. Were you sworn in this case against John May once before in this court house ? A. Yes, sir.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the.court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Simpson.
The defendant, appellant, a druggist in Yorkville, was tried for and convicted at the April term, 1888, of General Sessions, for the County of York, of selling whiskey to one John Robinson without a prescription from a ■practising physician.
He appealed upon the following exceptions: “1. For error in refusing to permit the defendant, on cross-examination, to ask the principal witness for the State questions concerning his character, calling, and general conduct as an informer in like prosecutions, for the purpose of affecting…
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