State v. Berkeley
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Charleston, November, 1901. Indictment against Edward Berkeley for murder. From sentence on verdict of guilty of manslaughter, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
The defendant was tried for murder, but by the verdict of the jury was found guilty of manslaughter. After conviction, the Circuit Judge passed sentence upon the prisoner. From this judgment the defendant has appealed to this Court. This appeal is intended to raise three questions:
First. The constitutionality of the jury law enacted in the year 1900 by the General Assembly of this State. Second. The validity of the indictment as found by the grand jury, which had upon its panel a member thereof who was an alien. Third. That the petit…
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