Legal Opinion

State v. Charles

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 6, 1917No. 9736PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Before PeuriEoy, J., Union, B. M. Charles and W. J. Estes pleaded guilty to a violation of the dispensary law, and the sentence imposed was suspended on terms.

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Before PeuriEoy, J., Union, B. M. Charles and W. J. Estes pleaded guilty to a violation of the dispensary law, and the sentence imposed was suspended on terms. Subsequently a rule to show cause why the suspended sentence should not be enforced for violation of its conditions was made absolute, and defendants appeal. cites: As to examination of witness: 82 S. C. 288; 85 S. C. 327; 89 S. C. 153; 98 S. C. 114; 100 S. C. 428. cite: As to conditional suspension of sentence: 87 S. C. 466, 474; 79 S. C. 274; 47 E. R. A. (N. S.) 848. Good behavior: 1 Century Dictionary 1899; 76 S. W. 175; 25 Ky. E.…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fraser.

The record shows:

“This appeal involves the jurisdiction of the Court of Sessions for Union county at the August term of 1916 to enforce a sentence which had been suspended on terms by a former presiding Judge at the May, 1916, term of said Court. The defendants pleaded guilty to violation of the dispensary law at the May, 1916, term of the Court of General Sessions, and were sentenced -each to pay a fine of five hundred ($500) dollars, and be confined to hard labor for a period of six months.. This sentence to stand suspended during…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. MillerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  2. Crooks v. Sanders, SuperintendentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1922
  3. State v. WhiteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1950
  4. State v. KingSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
  5. State v. SullivanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923

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